Research Article
Comparing Watchful Waiting Approach vs. Antibiotic Therapy in Children with Nonsevere Acute Otitis Media: A Randomized Clinical Trial
Table 5
Association between AOM recurrence after 3 months and different factors.
| | Intervention | Control | value | | No | Yes | No | Yes |
| | Pneumococcal vaccination | Yes | 1 (33) | 2 (67) | 1 (33) | 2 (67) | >0.05 | | No | 61 (33) | 124 (67) | 75 (37) | 130 (63) | >0.05 | | History of allergy | Yes | 7 (33) | 14 (67) | 11 (44) | 14 (56) | >0.05 | | No | 55 (33) | 112 (67) | 65 (35) | 118 (65) | >0.05 | | History of asthma | Yes | 2 (29) | 5 (71) | 2 (20) | 8 (80) | >0.05 | | No | 60 (33) | 121 (67) | 74 (37) | 124 (63) | >0.05 | | History of breastfeeding | Exclusive breastfeeding | 41 (32) | 87 (68) | 48 (35) | 88 (65) | >0.05 | | Formula-fed | 9 (37) | 15 (63) | 8 (29) | 20 (71) | >0.05 | | Both | 12 (33) | 24 (67) | 18 (44) | 23 (56) | >0.05 | | Child care type | Day care center | 20 (42) | 28 (58) | 19 (33) | 38 (67) | >0.05 | | Babysitter | 6 (60) | 4 (40) | 2 (25) | 6 (75) | >0.05 | | Mother | 36 (28) | 94 (72) | 55 (38) | 88 (62) | >0.05 | | Smoke exposure | Yes | 9 (30) | 21 (70) | 14 (38) | 23 (62) | >0.05 | | No | 52 (33) | 104 (67) | 61 (36) | 108 (64) | >0.05 |
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