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Participants included otolaryngologists from the 194 World Health Organization member states and Taiwan. Eligibility criteria included a medical degree and specialized training in managing conditions of the ear, nose, and throat. The nonresponse rate was not recorded. The data collection period spanned from October 2022 to June 2023.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"ab-ooi250015-7\"><jats:title>Exposures<\/jats:title><jats:p>Exposures included World Bank income group classification.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"ab-ooi250015-8\"><jats:title>Main Outcomes and Measures<\/jats:title><jats:p>The primary outcomes were Likert scale responses regarding frequency of barriers to OHNS care. 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Common concerns included national and health sector barriers: OHNS workforce, referral networks, government support; clinician barriers: excessive clinician workloads, understaffing, poor administration support; patient barriers: distance to health care facilities, financial burdens such as medical costs and foregone wages, stigma, and health literacy.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"ab-ooi250015-10\"><jats:title>Conclusions and Relevance<\/jats:title><jats:p>The results of this cross-sectional study suggest that there are barriers to otolaryngology care globally that affected all levels of the health care system. 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