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It has high rates of physician visits and is a common cause of hearing impairment in affected children. In Nigeria, the prevalence is estimated to range from 8% to 25.2%.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The current quality improvement project was conducted using the Joanna Briggs Institute approach for clinical audits, involving a baseline audit, an implementation of change phase and a follow-up audit, using Practical Application of Clinical Evidence System software. Eleven evidence-based audit criteria were used for this project. The same audit criteria were used for the baseline and follow-up audit. The sample size was 20 for both the baseline and follow-up. Implemented change involved the introduction of pneumatic otoscope use in the department and educational sessions with clinicians and caregivers. The project was conducted from July to November 2017.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Implementation of strategies to improve practice led to large increases in compliance with audit criteria, particularly Criteria 1, 6, 9 and 10 (from 0\u201325% to 70\u2013100%). Paradoxically, a decrease in compliance was observed for two criteria.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The current project succeeded in increasing clinician compliance with best available evidence. 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