An audit of Ear, Nose and Throat diseases in a tertiary health institution in South-western Nigeria

Fasunla, Ayotunde James; Samdi, Musa Thomas; Nwaorgu, O G B

doi:10.11604/pamj.2013.14.1.1092

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“…A study on the burden of disease caused by otitis media demonstrates clearly the enormous impact of acute otitis media (AOM)/CSOM on hearing in the African continent [13]. This article stresses that the African continent needs action on otitis media with effusion (OME)/CSOM and its effect on hearing.…”

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Survey of ENT services in sub-Saharan Africa: little progress between 2009 and 2015

Mulwafu

Ensink

Kuper

et al. 2017

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Background: A 2009 survey of ENT, audiology, and speech therapy services and training opportunities in 18 Sub-Saharan African countries reported that the availability of services was extremely poor, the distribution of services was very inequitable, and training opportunities were limited.Objective: We conducted a new survey to determine the current status of ear, nose, and throat (ENT), audiology, and speech therapy services in sub-Saharan Africa.Method: This study is a cross-sectional study. A questionnaire was distributed by email to an ad hoc group of ENT surgeons and audiologists in 30 sub-Saharan African countries. Data from the current survey were compared to those of a 2009 survey. The numbers of ENT surgeons, audiologists, and speech therapists/100,000 people were compared to the ratios in the United Kingdom.Results: A total of 22 countries responded to the questionnaire. When data of the 15 countries that responded in both 2009 and 2015 are compared, the number of ENT surgeons had increased by 43%, audiologists had increased by 2.5%, and speech therapists by 30%. When the 23% population growth is taken into account, the numbers of ENT surgeons, audiologists, and speech therapists per 100,000 people had declined in four countries, and there remains a severe shortfall of ENT surgeons, audiologists, and speech therapists when compared to the UK Respondents cited lack of availability of basic equipment as the most frequent limitation in providing ENT services. Other important factors causing limitations in daily practice were: lack of ENT training facilities and audiological rehabilitation, low awareness of the burden of ENT pathology, as well as poor human resources management.Conclusions: There has been a lack of progress in ENT, audiology, and speech therapy services and training opportunities in sub-Saharan Africa between 2009 and 2015. There is a need to look at increased collaboration with developed countries and non-governmental organisations, establishing new and improving existing training centres in Africa, and task-shifting of some ENT services to primary health workers.

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Survey of ENT services in sub-Saharan Africa: little progress between 2009 and 2015

Mulwafu

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Kuper

et al. 2017

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“…The types of ENT diseases varied from country to country. For Nigeria, the prevalence of diseases of ear, nose and throat were 62.7%, 23.0% and 9.6%, respectively [7]. In Senegal, the rates were 22.8%, 54.6% and 22.4% [8] and in India, the rates were 36.6%, 23.5% and 16.58% respectively [9].…”

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Pattern of ear nose and throat diaseses in a tertiary hospital of Dhaka city

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Background and objectives: The magnitude of health problems related to ear, nose and throat (ENT) in Bangladesh has not been estimated in a larger scale and very little is known about the prevalence and types of ENT diseases. Some studies, however, addressed the prevalence of otitis among school children and very few of them reported hearing defect. This study aims to assess the overall types of ENT diseases encountered by the otolaryngologists at a referral or tertiary hospital.

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“…7 In the study by Fasunla in South West Nigeria, foreign body in the ear was the second most frequent ear disorders among children aged ≤ 15 years. 8 The lower rate of foreign body in the current study can partly be explained by the inclusion of older children (up to 17 years) in the study, who are more likely to be knowledgeable about dangers of inserting foreign bodies in their ears. In addition, the study in the South West Nigeria was in the Otorhinolaryngology unit only, unlike the current study that recruited participants from both the Otorhinolaryngology and Paediatric units.…”

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Ear-related problems among children attending the paediatric and otorhinolaryngology out-patients clinics of the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, Enugu

Ilechukwu

Ezeanolue

et al. 2016

Afr H. Sci.

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Background: Ear related diseases are commonly seen in clinics worldwide especially among children. They are associated with significant morbidity and frequent hospital visits. Limited data exists regarding the burden of ear disease among Nigerian children. Objective: To determine the prevalence of ear-related problems among children presenting at the Paediatric and Otorhinolaryngology clinics of the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, Enugu. Materials and methods: This was a cross-sectional study conducted at the Paediatric and Otorhinolaryngology Clinics of the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital Enugu. All children aged 0 and 17 years presenting between 1 st June and 31 st August 2006 with ear-related problems were enrolled consecutively into the study. Data analysis was by SPSS version 11. Results: Three thousand and twenty-one children were seen during the study period. Out of these, 248 children (8.2%) presented with ear-related problems. Chronic otitis media (30.5%), acute otitis media (29.9%), cerumen auris (11.3%), otitis externa(10.1%), hearing impairment (7.3%) and foreign body in the ear (5.7%) were the most commonly diagnosed ear-related problems. Conclusion: Ear-related problems among children presenting at the UNTH Enugu were not uncommon. However, otitis media was the most commonly diagnosed ailment affecting the ears in children.

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An audit of Ear, Nose and Throat diseases in a tertiary health institution in South-western Nigeria

Cited by 41 publications

References 23 publications

Survey of ENT services in sub-Saharan Africa: little progress between 2009 and 2015

Survey of ENT services in sub-Saharan Africa: little progress between 2009 and 2015

Pattern of ear nose and throat diaseses in a tertiary hospital of Dhaka city

Ear-related problems among children attending the paediatric and otorhinolaryngology out-patients clinics of the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, Enugu

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