Socio-Environmental Inequalities and ENT Disorders in Children

The aim of our study was to assess the different socio-environmental aspects that can influence the management of these pathologies. Materials and methods: This was a prospective cross-sectional descriptive study that took place over a period of 9 months and the data were collected during the period from November 2015-July 2016. All patients from 0 to 15 year olds seen in consultation suffering from an ENT pathology who agreed to participate in our study. Results: A total of 96 participants were included among children aged 0 to 15 years. Our study showed that the age group from 1 to 4 years was the majority 36.50% and the male sex was predominant with 57.30% for a ratio of 1.34 (Table 1). It appears from our study that 51% of the mothers of the patients were not educated (Table 2). More than half of our patients had been subject to repeated ENT disorders, i.e. 68.75% (Figure 1). Outdoor bathing was the most frequent factor during this study in 16.9% (Table 3). Acute otitis media is more common in children who bathe outdoors (open toilet) (Table 4). Conclusion: Most of the parents (91.1%) had no knowledge of ENT disorders. Our study confirms one of the behaviors conducive to health, namely the use of basic health facilities and finally to inform parents about the existence of ENT conditions related to certain behaviors