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

Omondi, Dickens; Ogol, C; Otieno, Syprine; Macharia, Isaac

doi:10.1016/j.ijporl.2006.11.007

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“…Similarly, older children were also more likely to report some difficulty seeing in India. Previous studies have shown that caregivers may experience difficulty identifying sensory impairments in children at an early age, which may account for the comparatively lower proportions of parental-reported younger children reported to experience sensory limitations (Omondi, Ogol, Otieno, & Macharia, 2007; Rahi, Cumberland, & Peckham, 2010). …”

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Field testing a draft version of the UNICEF/Washington Group Module on child functioning and disability. Background, methodology and preliminary findings from Cameroon and India

Mactaggart

Cappa

Kuper

et al. 2016

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Background. Global child disability data are generally non-comparable, comprising different tools, methodologies and disability definitions. UNICEF and The Washington Group on Disability Statistics (WG) have developed a new tool on child functioning and disability to address this need. Aims. The aim of this paper is to describe the development of the new module, and to present an independent field test of the draft module in two contrasting settings. Methods. UNICEF and the WG developed a parent-reported survey module to identify children aged 2–17 years with functional difficulties in population-based surveys through: review of existing documentation, consultation with experts and cognitive testing. A field test of the draft module was undertaken in Cameroon and India within a population-based survey. Functional limitation in each of 14 domains was scored on a scale comprising “no difficulty”, “some difficulty”, “a lot of difficulty” and “cannot do”. Results. In all, 1713 children in Cameroon and 1101 children in India were assessed. Sixty-four percent of children in Cameroon and 35% of children in India were reported to have at least some difficulty in one or more domain. The proportion reported to have either “a lot of difficulty” or “cannot do” was 9% in Cameroon and 4% in India. There were no significant differences in reported functional difficulties by sex but children aged 2–4 were reported to have fewer functional difficulties of any kind compared with older children in both countries. Conclusion. Comparable estimates were generated between the two countries, providing an initial overview of the tool’s outputs. The continued development of this standardised questionnaire for the collection of robust and reliable data on child disability is essential.

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Field testing a draft version of the UNICEF/Washington Group Module on child functioning and disability. Background, methodology and preliminary findings from Cameroon and India

Mactaggart

Cappa

Kuper

et al. 2016

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“…A Kenyan study found that 69.7% of parents of children with hearing loss were aware of the hearing loss, with parental awareness in all cases of children with hearing loss due to CSOM. [23] Thus, parental complaints of suspected hearing loss should always be heeded.…”

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Paediatric chronic suppurative otitis media in the Free State Province: Clinical and audiological features

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Background. Chronic suppurative otitis media (CSOM) is a chronic infection of the middle ear cleft. In sub-Saharan Africa >50% of cases occur in children <10 years of age. Objectives. To describe the otological, audiological and bacteriological findings in children with CSOM. Methods. We conducted a prospective study at the Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) Clinic at Universitas Academic Hospital between August 2009 and December 2010. We included all children with CSOM over this period. Patients underwent ENT and paediatric examination, and were tested for HIV. Pus swabs were taken after an ear toilet for routine microbiology, fungal and Mycobacterium tuberculosis culture. We performed audiological testing after the otorrhoea had resolved. Results. Eighty-six children (113 ears) were included, with a median age of 4.6 years (range 1 -12 years). The mean duration of otorrhoea was 161.7 weeks (range 4 -572 weeks). Nine patients (10.5%) presented with coalescent mastoiditis and/or intracranial complications of CSOM. Of the 153 organisms identified, Gram-negative bacteria were present in 93 (82.3%) ears, with 94.8% of these being sensitive to quinolones. Only 1 case of tuberculous otitis media was identified. HIV infection was present in 54.6% of patients tested. There was a hearing loss in 44 (66.7%) of the tested affected ears. Conclusions. There was a long delay between the onset of symptoms and accessing ENT services. Most cases of CSOM were due to quinolone-sensitive Gram-negative aerobes. There was a high prevalence of cholesteatoma, hearing loss and other complications in children in this study.

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“…Moreover, many pediatric health care providers are often too busy or inadequately trained in conducting elaborate developmental screening tests during the regular clinics. These tests are performed only when the child present with an obvious deficit [10]. Hence, we aim to provide a concise description on balance and motor performance in hearing impaired children.…”

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An overview of motor skill performance and balance in hearing impaired children

Rajendran

Roy

2011

Ital J Pediatr

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Childhood hearing impairment is a common chronic condition that may have a major impact on acquisition of speech, social and physical development. Numerous literature states that injury to the vestibular organs may result in accompanying balance and motor development disorders. But still postural control and motor assessments are not a routine procedure in hearing impaired children. Hence, we aim to provide an overview on motor skill performance and balance in hearing impaired children.

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

Cited by 19 publications

References 33 publications

Field testing a draft version of the UNICEF/Washington Group Module on child functioning and disability. Background, methodology and preliminary findings from Cameroon and India

Field testing a draft version of the UNICEF/Washington Group Module on child functioning and disability. Background, methodology and preliminary findings from Cameroon and India

Paediatric chronic suppurative otitis media in the Free State Province: Clinical and audiological features

An overview of motor skill performance and balance in hearing impaired children

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