ReviewThe South African journal of communication disorders = Die Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir Kommunikasieafwykings2018
Early hearing detection and intervention: Reflections from the South African context.
Review in The South African journal of communication disorders = Die Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir Kommunikasieafwykings, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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- Integration of ear and hearing care services in low- and middle-income health systems: a systematic review and qualitative synthesis.Global health action · 2026Pooled it
- Caregiver Challenges and Opportunities for Accessing Early Hearing Detection and Intervention: A Narrative Inquiry from South Africa.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Article
- Family-Centred Early Hearing Detection and Intervention in the African Context: Relevance and Responsiveness to African Culture.Audiology research · 2025Review
- Early Intervention for Hearing-Impaired Children-From Policy to Practice: An Integrative Review.Audiology research · 2025Review
- Analysis of barriers and facilitators to early hearing detection and intervention in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.The South African journal of communication disorders = Die Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir Kommunikasieafwykings · 2022Article
- Outcomes of newborn hearing screening at an academic secondary level hospital in Johannesburg, South Africa.The South African journal of communication disorders = Die Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir Kommunikasieafwykings · 2021Article
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Abstract
For researchers and clinicians in developing contexts like South Africa, the establishment of universal newborn hearing screening (UNHS) programmes is something which we have strived to achieve. However, we need to ask the question as to whether we have attempted to view our ultimate goal of achieving mandated UNHS programmes from the perspective of the South African healthcare system as a whole. The current manuscript is aimed at providing an overview of audiological services within a broader context, with reflections from a South African perspective, and a suggestion to consider alternatives to UNHS, particularly in the South African public health care sector.
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