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ArticleAfrican health sciences2022

Hearing loss among inmates of a juvenile correctional facility in Nigeria.

Habeeb Kayodele Omokanye, Adekunle David Dunmade, Mosunmola Florence Tunde-Ayinmode, Muhammed Mubashir Uthman, Musbau Olawale, Foluwasayo Emmanuel Ologe

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Article in African health sciences, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Habeeb Kayodele OmokanyeDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, College of Health Sciences, University of Ilorin. PMB 1515, Ilorin, 240003, Nigeria.
Adekunle David DunmadeDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, College of Health Sciences, University of Ilorin. PMB 1515, Ilorin, 240003, Nigeria.
Mosunmola Florence Tunde-AyinmodeDepartment of Behavioural Sciences. College of Health Sciences, University of Ilorin, University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital. Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria.
Muhammed Mubashir UthmanDepartment of Epidemiology and Community Health. College of Health Sciences, University of Ilorin, University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital. Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria.
Musbau OlawaleDepartment of Epidemiology and Community Health. College of Health Sciences, University of Ilorin, University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital. Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria.
Foluwasayo Emmanuel OlogeDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, College of Health Sciences, University of Ilorin. PMB 1515, Ilorin, 240003, Nigeria.
University of Ilorin · NGUniversity of Ilorin Teaching Hospital · NG

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Good hearing is essential to learning and rehabilitation of adolescent and young adults in juvenile correctional facilities. Hearing screening programme is not commonly in place for this incarcerated group. Objective: To evaluate hearing threshold among inmates of a juvenile correctional facility in Nigeria and compare pattern of hearing loss with a control group. Methods: A total of 135 inmates and equal number of age and sex matched control responded to interviewer-administered questionnaire followed by otoscopy and audiometry. Results: Mean age of inmates was 19 years ±2.0, while that of control was 18yrs ± 2.5. (p-value 0.077). Four (3%) inmates had bleeding from the ear; otoscopy revealed traumatic tympanic membrane perforation in 2(1.5%) of them. Prevalence of hearing loss was 19.2% and for disabling hearing loss it was 1.4%. Conductive hearing loss was the most common 33(24.4%). Inmates had consistently worse mean hearing thresholds than controls across all frequencies tested in both ears (p-value <0.001). Conclusion: Hearing loss is prevalent among inmates of juvenile correctional facility. Rehabilitation programme should be balanced with detail attention to health needs of inmates; including pre-admission and periodic hearing screening.

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DeafnessHearing LossTympanic Membrane PerforationAdolescentAdultCorrectional FacilitiesHumansNigeriaYoung Adultadolescentaudiometrycorrectional facilityHearing lossincarcerationjuvenile offender

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