biostudies-literatureUnknown67Aho C<h4>Background</h4>Otitis media (OM) is the leading cause of childhood hearing loss but its burden in low-middle-income countries like Papua New Guinea (PNG) is poorly understood. We aimed to determine the proportion of children aged ≤15 years attending clinics in Goroka, Eastern Highlands Province, PNG with OM and associated risk factors.<h4>Methods</h4>In 2021-2022 any child attending outpatient clinics because they were sick or for ear screening or immunisation and accompanying siblings were eligible for enrolment into this cross-sectional study. Clinical and risk factor data were collected, ears examined by trained research nurses using otoscopy and tympanometry and findings independently reviewed by Australia-based audiologists. A child-level diagnosis was made based on the worst affeThe Lancet regional health. Western Pacific101807https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC12906200biostudies-literatureHigh rates of suppurative otitis media among children attending urban clinics in Goroka, Eastern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea: a cross-sectional study.PMC12906200Pomat WVeselinovic TGoina TBinks MJBrennan-Jones CGFord RLLehmann DMark RAho CTeine PLaman MMond CfalseHigh rates of suppurative otitis media among children attending urban clinics in Goroka, Eastern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea: a cross-sectional study.<h4>Background</h4>Otitis media (OM) is the leading cause of childhood hearing loss but its burden in low-middle-income countries like Papua New Guinea (PNG) is poorly understood. We aimed to determine the proportion of children aged ≤15 years attending clinics in Goroka, Eastern Highlands Province, PNG with OM and associated risk factors.<h4>Methods</h4>In 2021-2022 any child attending outpatient clinics because they were sick or for ear screening or immunisation and accompanying siblings were eligible for enrolment into this cross-sectional study. Clinical and risk factor data were collected, ears examined by trained research nurses using otoscopy and tympanometry and findings independently reviewed by Australia-based audiologists. A child-level diagnosis was made based on the worst affe2026-01-01T00:00:00Z2026 Feb2026-07-15T22:20:12.369Z2026-07-09T10:19:55.422ZS-EPMC129062004169523710.1016/j.lanwpc.2026.101807