Evidence map›Paper›PMID 30555026›Full record

SynthesisBrazilian journal of otorhinolaryngology

Prevalence of hearing impairment and associated factors in school-aged children and adolescents: a systematic review.

Aryelly Dayane da Silva Nunes, Carla Rodrigues de Lima Silva, Sheila Andreoli Balen, Dyego Leandro Bezerra de Souza, Isabelle Ribeiro Barbosa

Open access · goldAbstract readSystematic Review
PubMed Full text at PMC Publisher
In one paragraph

Synthesis in Brazilian journal of otorhinolaryngology. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
10citing papers in PubMed
1.5field-weighted citation impact, top 18% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

10 citing papers in PubMed, 32 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Article
  2. Article
  3. Article
  4. Article
  5. Observational
  6. Observational
  7. Article
  8. Pattern of Hearing Loss Among Patients Attending ENT Department of a Tertiary Hospital in Nepal: A Retrospective Study.Indian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery : official publication of the Association of Otolaryngologists of India · 2022
    Article
  9. Review
  10. Article
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Aryelly Dayane da Silva NunesUniversidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN), Programa de Pós-Graduação em Saúde Coletiva, Natal, RN, Brazil. Electronic address: aryellydayane@gmail.com.
Carla Rodrigues de Lima SilvaUniversidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN), Programa de Pós-Graduação em Saúde Coletiva, Natal, RN, Brazil.
Sheila Andreoli BalenUniversidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN), Departamento de Fonoaudiologia, Natal, RN, Brazil.
Dyego Leandro Bezerra de SouzaUniversidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN), Departamento de Saúde Coletiva, Natal, RN, Brazil.
Isabelle Ribeiro BarbosaUniversidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN), Faculdade de Ciências da Saúde de Trairi (FACISA), Santa Cruz, RN, Brazil.
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte · BR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionHearing impairment is one of the communication disorders of the 21st century, constituting a public health issue as it affects communication, academic success, and life quality of students. Most cases of hearing loss before 15 years of age are avoidable, and early detection can help prevent academic delays and minimize other consequences.

objectiveThis study researched scientific literature for the prevalence of hearing impairment in school-aged children and adolescents, with its associated factors. This was accomplished by asking the defining question: "What is the prevalence of hearing impairment and its associated factors in school-aged children and adolescents?"

methodsResearch included the databases PubMed/MEDLINE, LILACS, Web of Science, Scopus and SciELO, and was carried out by two researchers, independently. The selected papers were analyzed on the basis of the checklist provided by the report Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology.

resultsFrom the 463 papers analyzed, 26 fulfilled the criteria and were included in the review presented herein. The detection methods, as well as prevalence and associated factors, varied across studies. The prevalence reported by the studies varied between 0.88% and 46.70%. Otologic and non-otologic factors were associated with hearing impairment, such as middle ear and air passage infections, neo- and post-natal icterus, accumulation of cerumen, family history, suspicion of parents, use of earphones, age and income.

conclusionThere is heterogeneity regarding methodology, normality criteria, and prevalence and risk factors of studies about hearing loss in adolescents and school-aged children. Nevertheless, the relevance of the subject and the necessity of early interventions are unanimous across studies.

Indexed as

Hearing LossAdolescentAge FactorsChildFemaleHumansMaleObservational Studies as TopicPrevalenceRisk FactorsAdolescentAdolescenteChildCriançaEpidemiologic factorsFatores epidemiológicosHearing lossPerda auditivaPrevalencePrevalência

Identifiers

PMID30555026
PMCPMC9452222
OpenAlexW2902233093

What OpenQuestion holds

Textmetadata
LicenceCC BY
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.