dc.contributor.author | Nakku, Doreen | |
dc.contributor.author | Byaruhanga, Richard | |
dc.contributor.author | Bajunirwe, Francis | |
dc.contributor.author | Kyamwanga, Imelda T. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2021-11-19T06:57:59Z | |
dc.date.available | 2021-11-19T06:57:59Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2016 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Nakku, D., Byaruhanga, R., Bajunirwe, F., & Kyamwanga, I. T. (2016). A case control study of the factors associated with occurrence of aerodigestive foreign bodies in children in a regional referral hospital in South Western Uganda. BMC Ear, Nose and Throat Disorders, 16(1), 1-8. | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | http://ir.must.ac.ug/xmlui/handle/123456789/935 | |
dc.description.abstract | Background: Aerodigestive foreign bodies (ADFB) in children are a common emergency in ENT clinics globally. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence and common types of ADFB’s presenting to a referral hospital in South Western Uganda, and to review clinical presentation and factors that influence their occurrence among
children under 12 years of age.
Methods: We conducted a case control study comprising 40 cases and 80 unmatched controls. Consecutive and random sampling were used for the cases and controls respectively. A questionnaire was used to collect data. Clinic records were reviewed to calculate prevalence.
Results: Prevalence was 6.6 % of all paedaiatric cases seen in the ENT department that year. The most common symptoms included: history of choking [45 %], sudden cough [72.5 %], stridor [60 %] and failure to swallow [35 %]. The most common location for an airway foreign body was the right main bronchus [40 %] and the upper one third of the oesophagus [32.5 %] for digestive tract foreign bodies. Seeds and coins were most frequently removed. Children from upper level SES had a significantly lower risk of foreign body occurrence [OR = 0.29, p = 0.02] compared to those from a low SES. Also significantly, most cases were referrals from other government health centres [p = <0.01]. The male to female ratio among cases was 2:1. Children of older mothers were less likely to have an ADFB.
Conclusion: Prevalence of ADFB’s is relatively high. The most common symptoms are a history of choking, cough and failure to swallow. Age under 5 years, male sex, younger maternal age and low socioeconomic status increased odds of ADFBs | en_US |
dc.description.sponsorship | The German Academic Exchange Service [DAAD] | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en_US | en_US |
dc.publisher | BMC Ear, Nose and Throat Disorders | en_US |
dc.subject | Aerodigestive | en_US |
dc.subject | Foreign bodies | en_US |
dc.subject | Factors | en_US |
dc.subject | Occurrence | en_US |
dc.subject | Uganda | en_US |
dc.title | A case control study of the factors associated with occurrence of aerodigestive foreign bodies in children in a regional referral hospital in South Western Uganda | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |