Research Article
Comparing Watchful Waiting Approach vs. Antibiotic Therapy in Children with Nonsevere Acute Otitis Media: A Randomized Clinical Trial
Table 1
Demographic and characteristics of the patients.
| | Group | value | | Intervention (: 188) | Control (: 208) |
| | Gender | Male | 104 (55) | 95 (46) | >0.05 | | Female | 84 (45) | 113 (54) | | Age group (months) | 6-23 | 92 (49) | 97 (47) | >0.05 | | >24 | 96 (51) | 111 (53) | | Vaccination | Yes | 188 (100) | 208 (100) | >0.05 | | No | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | | Pneumococcal vaccination | Yes | 3 (1.6) | 3 (1.4) | >0.05 | | No | 185 (98.4) | 205 (98.6) | | Antibiotic in last 4 weeks | Yes | 109 (58) | 136 (65) | >0.05 | | No | 79 (42) | 72 (35) | | History of breastfeeding | Exclusive breastfeeding | 128 (68) | 136 (66) | >0.05 | | Formula-fed | 24 (13) | 28 (14) | | Both | 36 (19) | 41 (20) | | Child care type | Day care center | 48 (26) | 57 (27) | >0.05 | | Babysitter | 10 (5) | 8 (4) | | Mother | 130 (69) | 143 (69) | | Smoke exposure | Yes | 30 (16) | 37 (18) | >0.05 | | No | 156 (84) | 169 (82) |
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