Türkiye\'nin doğusunda, Elazığ ilinde çocuklarda tonsillektomi ve adenoidektomi sıklığı

Amaç: Bu çalışmada çocuklarda tonsillektomi ve adenoidektomi sıklığının sosyoekonomik düzeye göre belirlenmesi amaçlanmıştır. Gereç ve yöntem: Sosyoekonomik düzeyi birbirinden farklılık gösteren iki okulda bilgi formları dağıtılarak veriler toplandı. Formlarda çocukların yaşları, cinsiyetleri, tonsillektomi ve adenoidektomi geçirip geçirmediği, aile geçiminin nasıl sağlandığı ve ebeveynin eğitim durumu sorgulandı. Veriler istatistiksel olarak âKi-kareâ testi ile karşılaştırıldı. Bulgular: Çalışmamıza dahil edilen 775 çocuktan %4.9\'u tonsillektomi, %2.7\'si adenoidektomi, %2.1\'i ise hem tonsillektomi, hem adenoidektomi geçirmişlerdi. Tonsillektomi ve adenoidektomi sıklığı sosyoekonomik düzeyi daha iyi olan okulda, aynı zamanda eğitim düzeyi ve ekonomik düzeyi daha iyi olan ailelerin çocuklarında istatistiksel olarak anlamlı derecede yüksek olarak bulundu (p

Anahtar Kelimeler:

Adenoidektomi, tonsillektomi, sıklık, Güney Anadolu

Frequency of the tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy in children in Elazig province, in the east of Turkey

Objectives: The aim of this study was to detect the frequency of tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy in children according to their socioeconomic status. Materials and Methods: Data was collected by a questionnaire distributed to two schools containing students belong to different socioeconomic levels. The age and gender of the children, whether tonsillectomy or adenoidectomy were performed or not, socioeconomic and educational status of the parents were questioned. Data was compared statistically by Chi-square test. Results: Of the 775 children, 4.9% were performed tonsillectomy, 2.7% adenoidectomy and 2.1% were both of them. The incidence of tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy was found to be significantly higher among the children belong to high socioeconomic status and whose parents more educated and had high economic status (p

Keywords:

Adenoidectomy, tonsillectomy, prevalence, South Anatolia,

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