2004
DOI: 10.1080/14992020400050024
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Double disability: the hearing-impaired blind in the Sultanate of Oman

Abstract: A survey to estimate the magnitude and causes of blindness and hearing loss was undertaken in Oman in 1996-97. An analysis correlating blindness with hearing loss is presented. Twenty-eight subjects among 11,400 examined had double disability, with a prevalence rate of 2.46/1000 (95% CI 1.55-3.36). Females and older age groups had a higher risk of double disability than did males (relative risk (RR) 3.95, 95%, CI 1.34-8.1) and younger age groups (RR 9.91, 95% CI 3.9-21.2). Twenty-five per cent of subjects with… Show more

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“…Among hearing impaired children, ocular defects, if present, markedly compromise the quality of life due to the burden of double disabilities in this vulnerable group 25. A review of survey data in Oman showed that combination of visual and hearing impairment was significantly high 26.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Among hearing impaired children, ocular defects, if present, markedly compromise the quality of life due to the burden of double disabilities in this vulnerable group 25. A review of survey data in Oman showed that combination of visual and hearing impairment was significantly high 26.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…[7] Our study was conducted in a school for deaf children and had higher rates than that noted in the population survey. [8] Hence a holistic approach of assessing visual function of persons with other disabilities is recommended.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Inferences may be obliquely drawn from such observations like that of Shawky et al (2002) who note that in Saudi Arabia, high levels of illiteracy in mothers is correlated with childhood disability. Additionally, Khandekar and Al Khabori (2004) comment that females in Oman demonstrated higher rates of visual and aural disability than among males.…”
Section: Discussion: Perceptions Towards Disability In Arab Societiesmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Inferences may be obliquely drawn from such observations like that of Shawky et al (2002) who note that in Saudi Arabia, high levels of illiteracy in mothers is correlated with childhood disability. Additionally, Khandekar and Al Khabori (2004) comment that females in Oman demonstrated higher rates of visual and aural disability than among males. Abu-Habib (2007) in turn notes that in her study of women's experiences of disability in the Middle East, many girls were deprived of opportunities, including basic education.…”
Section: Discussion: Perceptions Towards Disability In Arab Societiesmentioning
confidence: 99%