Maternal views on infant hearing loss in a developing country

Olusanya, Bolajoko O.; Luxon, Linda M.; Wirz, Sheila

doi:10.1016/j.ijporl.2005.08.004

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“…Among Nigerian and South African mothers, poor awareness regarding medications, asphyxia, jaundice, measles and preterm/ low birthweight as a risk factor for hearing loss has been reported (Olusanya et al, 2006). The findings of this study and review of literature suggests that this lack of knowledge exists in developing countries, and therefore should be addressed in all public awareness programmes on ear and hearing health.…”

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confidence: 73%

Knowledge and Beliefs about Ear and Hearing Health among Mothers of Young Children in a Rural Community in South India

Narayansamy¹,

Ramkumar

Nagarajan

2014

DCID

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 73%

Knowledge and Beliefs about Ear and Hearing Health among Mothers of Young Children in a Rural Community in South India

Narayansamy¹,

Ramkumar

Nagarajan

2014

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“…Infant screening for hearing loss is not routinely done in Nigerian hospitals but when 100 Nigerian mothers were asked if they would like their babies to be screened for hearing loss, 92 % wanted their babies to be screened [30].…”

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confidence: 99%

A Comparative Study of the Cognitive Function of the Hearing-Impaired and Non-Hearing Impaired in Two Primary Schools in Lagos State, Nigeria

Obilade

2015

Int Arch Med

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Background: The study was carried out in two primary schools in Lagos State, Nigeria using 302 respondents aged 6-20 years. The study compared the cognitive function of pupils from Wesley School for the hearing-impaired with pupils from Onitolo Primary School, a main stream public school to see if similarities or differences existed in their cognitive function and to highlight the factors determining their performance on a standard non-verbal test. Method:The instrument of data collection was the Raven's Standard Progressive Matrices, a standard, non-verbal intelligence test. Statistical association using Chi-Square was used to test for associations between categorical variables. Kruskal-Wallis was used to test for association in variables that were not normally distributed. Regression Coefficient was used to examine linear relationships between selected independent variables and the scores on the standardized test. As it was impossible to individually match human subjects in this study, the variables of class, sex, age and parents' occupations were adjusted for matching by multiple regression analysis. Multiple regression analysis was used to examine which variables were significant predictors of performance taking possible confounders into consideration. Results:Respondents from Wesley School were much older than respondents from the public main-stream school, class for class. There was no statistically significant difference in their cognitive functions. The mean score difference between the two schools was 0.54 with respondents from Wesley School scoring higher (P > 0.05). Age, sex and class in primary school were determinants of score (P < 0.05). Males scored higher than females. Respondents of skilled parents had the highest scores. IntroductionThe aim of the study was to assess and compare the cognitive function of two groups of students; the hearing-impaired and the non-hearing impaired using a standard non-verbal test. Objectives1. To determine the performance of the hearingimpaired group on a non-verbal standard test. 2. To determine the performance of the nonhearing-impaired group on a non-verbal standard test. 3. To determine the performance predictive factors in the two groups. The World Summit for Children of which Nigeria is a signatory promised to give every child a better future [1]. The Universal Basic Education Program was introduced in Nigeria in 1999 further consolidating the vision of the 1990 World Summit [2]. The Universal Basic Education in Nigeria was introduced to give an equitable access to six years of primary school education and three years of a junior secondary school education [2].In Nigeria, the challenges of the handicapped child are by no means insignificant. One of the difficulties faced with the hearing-impaired in Nigeria is that they fall behind in their academic achievements, leave school less qualified than their hearing peers and sometimes without any academic qualification of any kind. Further, their needs are sometimes not met because of parental superstitiou...

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“…This could have resulted into late school entry or reduced learning rates for these pupils compared to their peers. Early parental involvement and motivation, appropriate information, guidance and additional resources consequently are critical for improved outcomes [12,18,30,32]. Existing primary care programmes such as maternal child welfare clinics provide a cost effective platform to address early the pedaudiological needs.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Implementing programs for information provision, support and liaison by various key workers at the service delivery points or centers for assessments and diagnosis can improve benefits of early detection [29,30]. The benefits of active family participation can be maximized by strengthening parental awareness through increase in information and motivation [4,31,32]. The contribution of parental suspicion in the early identification and management of children with HI is variable, being lower for those with fluctuating and mild to moderate types [5,[33][34][35][36].…”

Section: Epidemiology Of Childhood Himentioning

confidence: 99%

Parental awareness of hearing impairment in their school-going children and healthcare seeking behaviour in Kisumu district, Kenya

Omondi¹,

Ogol²,

Otieno³

et al. 2007

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology

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Maternal views on infant hearing loss in a developing country

Cited by 56 publications

References 22 publications

Knowledge and Beliefs about Ear and Hearing Health among Mothers of Young Children in a Rural Community in South India

Knowledge and Beliefs about Ear and Hearing Health among Mothers of Young Children in a Rural Community in South India

A Comparative Study of the Cognitive Function of the Hearing-Impaired and Non-Hearing Impaired in Two Primary Schools in Lagos State, Nigeria

Parental awareness of hearing impairment in their school-going children and healthcare seeking behaviour in Kisumu district, Kenya

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