ArticleClinics (Sao Paulo, Brazil)2011
Development and analysis of a low-cost screening tool to identify and classify hearing loss in children: a proposal for developing countries.
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- Early Hearing Detection and Intervention programmes for neonates, infants and children in non-Asian low-income and middle-income countries: a systematic review.BMJ paediatrics open · 2024Pooled it
- Prevalence of hearing impairment and associated factors in school-aged children and adolescents: a systematic review.Brazilian journal of otorhinolaryngologyPooled it
- Development and Beta Validation of an mHealth-Based Hearing Screener (SRESHT) for Young Children in Resource-Limited Countries: Pilot Validation Study.JMIR formative research · 2025Article
- Exploration of preschool hearing screening at primary healthcare centers in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: A cross-sectional study.Journal of otology · 2024Article
- The public healthcare sector of Mauritius: knowledge of and attitudes toward hearing loss among community health workers.Journal of public health in Africa · 2023Article
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- Reliability of parental assessment of auditory skills in young children: a cross-sectional study in Italian language.BMJ open · 2021Observational
- Prevalence of Hearing Loss and Associated Factors in School-Age Individuals in an Urban Area of Northeast Brazil.International archives of otorhinolaryngology · 2020Article
- The hearing screening experiences and practices of primary health care nurses: Indications for referral based on high-risk factors and community views about hearing loss.African journal of primary health care & family medicine · 2018Article
- Assessing the efficacy of asynchronous telehealth-based hearing screening and diagnostic services using automated audiometry in a rural South African school.The South African journal of communication disorders = Die Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir Kommunikasieafwykings · 2018Article
- Association between language and hearing disorders - risk identification.Clinics (Sao Paulo, Brazil) · 2017Article
- Referred speech-language and hearing complaints in the western region of São Paulo, Brazil.Clinics (Sao Paulo, Brazil) · 2014Observational
- Pediatrics in Clinics: highlights.Clinics (Sao Paulo, Brazil) · 2012Article
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Abstract
objectiveA lack of attention has been given to hearing health in primary care in developing countries. A strategy involving low-cost screening tools may fill the current gap in hearing health care provided to children. Therefore, it is necessary to establish and adopt lower-cost procedures that are accessible to underserved areas that lack other physical or human resources that would enable the identification of groups at risk for hearing loss. The aim of this study was to develop and analyze the efficacy of a low-cost screening tool to identify and classify hearing loss in children.
methodsA total of 214 2-to-10 year-old children participated in this study. The study was conducted by providing a questionnaire to the parents and comparing the answers with the results of a complete audiological assessment. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves were constructed, and discriminant analysis techniques were used to classify each child based on the total score.
resultsWe found conductive hearing loss in 39.3% of children, sensorineural hearing loss in 7.4% and normal hearing in 53.3%. The discriminant analysis technique provided the following classification rule for the total score on the questionnaire: 0 to 4 points - normal hearing; 5 to 7 points - conductive hearing loss; over 7 points - sensorineural hearing loss.
conclusionOur results suggest that the questionnaire could be used as a screening tool to classify children with normal hearing or hearing loss and according to the type of hearing loss based on the total questionnaire score.
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