Knowledge and attitude (KA) survey regarding infant hearing loss in Karnataka, India

Ravi, Rohit; Yerraguntla, Krishna; Gunjawate, Dhanshree R.; Rajashekhar, Bellur; Lewis, Leslie Edward; Guddattu, Vasudeva

doi:10.1016/j.ijporl.2016.03.012

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“…Moreover, questions about the knowledge of parents regarding OM in the current study revealed that both fathers and mothers possessed a relatively high level of knowledge in relation to the statement that "ear discharge and OM can cause HL", whereas questions about the identification and intervention of HL and revealed a high level of knowledge in relation to the statement "children with HL can attend school." These findings are consistent with those of previous studies conducted in India and Solomon Island [4,5]. Moreover, a low level of knowledge in relation to the statement "treatment for hearing loss is available" was also highlighted in both studies.…”

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“…Regarding the attitudes and practices of parents in relation to childhood audiology services, parents typically expressed positive attitudes in relation to the statement "I would like my child tested at school" followed by "more information about the service." This finding conflicts with the results of previous studies in India and Solomon island [5,14], but further confirmed the positive attitudes of parents toward childhood audiology services. In contrast, Sanju and colleagues reported that 40% of surveyed nurses expressed negative attitudes in relation to the statement "HL can be identified soon after birth", and 88% of nurses were unaware that some children with hearing impairments can still hear and speak [20].…”

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“…A previous study by Ravi et al reported that knowledge of risk factors among participants was higher in relation to the statement "prolonged noise can cause HL", while participants possessed poor knowledge regarding the statement "drugs/medication can cause HL." [5] In contrast, a study of knowledge on SNHL by Kaspar and colleagues revealed that participants had better knowledge about "noise exposure" and "family history", but poor knowledge regarding the statement "jaundice can cause HL", followed by "delayed crying at birth can cause HL." [14] In contrast, Sanju and colleagues reported that, among a sample of surveyed nurses, 70% were aware of the "harmful effect of noise on hearing to infant" while most were not aware of the consequences of "hyperbilirubinemia on infants hearing."…”

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“…The assessment of parents' awareness regarding hearing loss (HL) and audiology services is essential for developing suitable and comprehensive hearing programs for children [2]. Previous studies reported that early detection and intervention for hearing problems are typically strongly supported by parents [3][4][5][6]. To ensure that children with hearing difficulties reach a normal level of language and speech ability compared with their healthy peers, a program called Universal Newborn Hearing Screening (UNHS) has been implemented in several countries, enabling the diagnosis and management of hearing difficulties in early childhood [7].…”

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Parental knowledge and attitudes to childhood hearing loss and hearing services in Qassim, Saudi Arabia

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Background: Successful audiology service delivery depends on support from the community, and agreement to utilize hearing healthcare programs. Assessment of parents' awareness regarding hearing loss (HL) and audiology services is necessary for the development of suitable hearing programs for children. Previous studies reported that early detection and intervention for hearing problems are typically strongly supported by parents. The current study sought to evaluate parents' knowledge and attitudes regarding childhood HL and hearing services. Methods: A cross-sectional study conducted at five centers in Qassim region of Saudi Arabia. A self-report questionnaire was administered to collect demographic data in addition to 31 questions regarding the knowledge and attitudes of parents toward HL. IBM SPSS Statistics for Windows, Version 21 was used for data analysis. A pvalue cut-off point of 0.05 at 95% CI was used to determine statistical significance. The analyses examined the association between socio-demographic characteristics and knowledge and attitudes toward HL using chi-square tests. Results: Overall, participants included in this study were 243 participants. Of these, 105 (43.2%) were fathers, and 138 (56.8%) were mothers. Ages ranged from 21 to 60+ years. Assessment of the prevalence of various aspects of knowledge and attitudes among parents toward childhood HL revealed that 103 participants (42.4%) possessed good knowledge, while 140 participants (57.6%) possessed poor knowledge. In contrast, the attitude analysis revealed that 224 participants (92.2%) expressed positive attitudes, while only 19 participants (07.8%) showed a negative attitude regarding audiology services. We found a significant association between age group and knowledge (p = 0.002). Conclusion: Most parents in our sample possessed poor knowledge regarding childhood HL. However, most parents expressed positive attitudes regarding audiology services. The current findings suggest a need to increase awareness among parents regarding childhood HL.

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“…It may not always be easy to get individuals to 'buy in' to treatment: in Lagos (Nigeria), 84 per cent of mothers were supportive of fitting hearing aids to their deaf child, 21 but in Karnataka (India) that figure was only 54 per cent. 22 Socio-cultural factors can affect others too: in a study from Turkey, a lack of social support from the community for the mother of a deaf child was associated with significant risk of depression in the mother. 23 In many countries, deaf people are marginalised and disempowered; for example, they may be denied education or voting rights, and sign language may be repressed.…”

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Models of service delivery for ear and hearing care in remote or resource-constrained environments

Bhutta

2018

J. Laryngol. Otol.

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BackgroundThere is poor availability of ear and hearing services globally, because of a lack of infrastructure, funding, equipment and appropriately trained personnel. When deciding upon delivery of ear and hearing services, an approach based upon community assessment is advocated, with subsequent asset mapping and acquisition.ObjectivesSome of the challenges to delivery of care in resource-constrained or remote environments are acknowledged, with discussion of several existing models of service delivery, and their advantages and disadvantages. Public health and telehealth are also mentioned. This article may assist those trying to set up new programmes in ear and hearing health.

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Views of Syrian Mothers in Ankara on Infant Hearing Loss: Cross-sectional Survey

Hussein

D’Alessandro

Batuk

et al. 2022

Matern Child Health J

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Background Mothers’ awareness of hearing loss, its risk factors, and available detection and intervention choices have been well known to play an essential role in the early detection and intervention of hearing loss. Objective To investigate the knowledge and attitude of Syrian mothers toward infant hearing loss, early identification, and intervention. Methods The “Maternal Views on Infant Hearing Loss” questionnaire was adapted and translated into Arabic and then administered to 100 Syrian mothers living in different neighborhoods in Ankara within the age range of 18–68 years old. The internal consistency for the main domains of the questionnaire was tested by Cronbach’s alpha coefficient. Descriptive statistics and Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient were used to evaluate the responses. Results The highest level of knowledge about the risk factors was about noise exposure (76%), while the lowest level of knowledge was about jaundice (25%). While 98% of the mothers had a positive attitude toward early detection, 97% of them did not mind the early intervention. Conclusions The present findings showed the need to improve mothers’ awareness about infant hearing loss risk factors, available detection, and intervention. Such results may help in performing programs that aim to increase awareness about hearing loss. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s10995-022-03488-1.

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Knowledge and attitude (KA) survey regarding infant hearing loss in Karnataka, India

Cited by 35 publications

References 20 publications

Parental knowledge and attitudes to childhood hearing loss and hearing services in Qassim, Saudi Arabia

Parental knowledge and attitudes to childhood hearing loss and hearing services in Qassim, Saudi Arabia

Models of service delivery for ear and hearing care in remote or resource-constrained environments

Views of Syrian Mothers in Ankara on Infant Hearing Loss: Cross-sectional Survey

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