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Audiologists' Perceptions of Hearing Healthcare Resources and Services in South Africa's Public Healthcare System.
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- Factors influencing person-centred care: Speech-language pathologists and audiologists perspective.African journal of disability · 2025Article
- Ten years of ear, nose and throat (ENT) services in Southern Africa: a scoping review.Global health action · 2024Article
- Hearing aid verification: Practices and perceptions of South African audiologists.The South African journal of communication disorders = Die Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir Kommunikasieafwykings · 2024Article
- South African adolescents' lived experiences of acquired hearing loss following multidrug-resistant tuberculosis treatment.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciences · 2024Article
- Hearing aid trial periods: Audiologists' thoughts and practices in South Africa.PLOS global public health · 2023Article
- Perceptions of Telehealth Services for Hearing Loss in South Africa's Public Healthcare System.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
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Abstract
Background: Hearing loss poses a significant burden globally. Its prevalence is exceptionally high in countries across the African region, where healthcare resources and services remain inaccessible. This study aimed to describe audiologists' perceptions regarding hearing healthcare resources and services within South Africa's public healthcare system. Methods: A national self-developed telephonic survey was conducted with audiologists in public healthcare system hospitals across South Africa, with the final sample comprising 100 audiologists. Results: Most (82%) audiologists indicated that their hospitals did not have adequate hearing healthcare resources to render efficient audiology services to patients. Binaural amplification devices (invasive and non-invasive) for adults with bilateral hearing loss who adhered to the criteria for these devices were perceived to be unavailable in most hospitals. Audiologists also perceived that universal newborn hearing screening services, adult aural rehabilitation services, and follow-up care for all hearing devices post-warranty expiration were limited. Conclusion: Efforts should be made to upsurge hearing healthcare resources, including increasing the financial budgets allocated to audiology resources so that increased diagnostic and screening audiology equipment and hearing devices can be procured where required, and additional audiologists can be employed within the South African public sector hospitals where needed.
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