ArticleThe South African journal of communication disorders = Die Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir Kommunikasieafwykings2019
Contributing factors to high prevalence of hearing impairment in the Elias Motsoaledi Local Municipal area, South Africa: A rural perspective.
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- South African parents' views on oral, signing, and bilingual communication for Deaf or hard-of-hearing children.African journal of disability · 2024Article
- The Use of Information Communication Technologies in a South African Deaf Older Adult Population Living in a Residential Care Home to Communicate with Emigrant Family Members.Journal of cross-cultural gerontology · 2022Article
- A proposed artificial intelligence-based real-time speech-to-text to sign language translator for South African official languages for the COVID-19 era and beyond: In pursuit of solutions for the hearing impaired.The South African journal of communication disorders = Die Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir Kommunikasieafwykings · 2022Review
- EHealth and Its Role in Supporting Audiological Rehabilitation: Patient Perspectives on Barriers and Facilitators of Using a Personal Hearing Support System With Mobile Application as Part of the EVOTION Study.Frontiers in public health · 2021Article
- Prevalence of hearing loss and tinnitus in a group of adults with Human Immunodeficiency Virus.The South African journal of communication disorders = Die Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir Kommunikasieafwykings · 2020Article
- [An epidemiological investigation of chronic kidney disease in children with hearing disorder in Hunan province, China].Zhongguo dang dai er ke za zhi = Chinese journal of contemporary pediatrics · 2019Article
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Abstract
backgroundThere is evidence that the factors contributing to the prevalence and aetiology of hearing impairment vary widely from one country to another. In South Africa, as in other low-income and middle-income countries, more context-specific information on the estimated prevalence of hearing impairment and the factors that contribute to its onset is required.
aimThe aim of this study was to provide decision-makers and hearing health professionals with local and accurate information on the prevalence of ear and hearing disorders in the Elias Motsoaledi Local Municipal (EMLM) area of the Limpopo province, South Africa.
methodsThe World Health Organization (WHO) protocol for population-based surveys of prevalence and causes of deafness, hearing impairment and other ear diseases was utilised. A random multi-stage cluster sampling strategy, two-stage sampling, was utilised to select the seven municipal wards and 357 households through the probability proportional to size method. A total of 850 participants were included in the study.
resultsThe overall prevalence of hearing impairment was 19.88% (95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.15-0.2) and 8.94 (95% CI: 0.08-0.12) for disabling hearing impairment. The prevalence of ear disease was 13.19% (95% CI: 0.10-0.15), with impacted cerumen and otitis media reported most often. Associations with hearing impairment were established for age, gender and hypertension.
conclusionThe study has shown a higher prevalence of disabling hearing impairment in the rural EMLM area of the Limpopo province compared to global prevalence rates. In addition, known factors associated with hearing impairment were confirmed.
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