Consideraciones clínico epidemiológicas sobre la otitis media aguda antes del primer a？o de vida

introduction: acute otitis media is very frequent in children and they suffer it once or more during the first year of life. objectives:to describe some of the main epidemiological characteristics of acute otitis media in children under one year old. methods: it was carried out a transversal and descriptive study in 91 children at the children's university hospital in centro habana municipality in the period september 2009 - july 2011. a survey concerning risk factors of this disease was made and statistical data such as causes and frequency of this disease were applied in software excel. results: there was a prevalence of this disease in male children. greatest morbidity was found in group of children over six months old prevailing fever and irritability. the associated risk factors more frequent were: previous acute breathing infection, bad nasal hygiene and being a passive smoker. conclusions: children's acute otitis media is a disease of multifactor occurrence.