Public awareness of ear and hearing management as measured using a specific questionnaire

Berardino, Federica Di; Forti, Stella; Iacona, Elisabetta; Orlandi, Giovanna P.; Ambrosetti, Umberto; Cesarani, Antonio

doi:10.1007/s00405-012-1961-3

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“…The acceptance of newborn hearing tests reaches 96% of the parents, OAE accepted by 93.3, 94% of the parents were accepting the use of hearing aids if needed and the surgery the correct the hearing accepted by 64% of the parents [14]. There are multiple factors that increase parental knowledge and attitude towards hearing loss and hearing services, which include older age group, female gender, high income, and high level of education [15][16][17]. The poor knowledge of the parents can lead to late diagnosis and treatment, so the current study is trying to assess the knowledge and attitude regarding hearing loss and hearing services.…”

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

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“…An early study on the awareness of college students’ knowledge and awareness of hearing and hearing loss indicate that there is a lack of knowledge and understanding of the existence of and the role of audiologist (Lass, Woodford & Everly-Myers, 1990 ). Although some survey-based international studies have attempted to provide insight into the general public’s awareness of the audiology, hearing and hearing health (Di Berardino et al, 2013 ; Gabriel, Mohammed & Paul, 2015 ; Lass et al, 1990 ; Lee, Govindara & Hon, 2005 ; Narayansamy, Ramkumar & Nagarajan, 2014 ), no information is available for the rural South African context.…”

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Public awareness of audiology, hearing and hearing health in the Limpopo Province, South Africa

Joubert

Sebothoma

Kgare

2017

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BackgroundThe burden of hearing loss is on the increase, especially in low-income countries such as South Africa. The need for urgent action to prevent ear and hearing problems is a priority, especially as in many cases permanent hearing loss is preventable. In South Africa, as in other developing countries, there is a limited number of hearing health professionals and audiological resources. The lack of hearing health services may impact the general public’s awareness of hearing and hearing health. Limited information is available on the South African public’s knowledge of audiologists and the services they provide, especially in underserved rural communities.AimThe aim of this study was to describe individuals’ awareness of the audiology profession, hearing and hearing loss, and hearing health in a rural area of the Limpopo Province.MethodA cross-sectional survey design was employed for the purpose of this study. Using a random sampling strategy, 297 households in four rural villages were selected and a self-developed questionnaire was administered to one individual (18 years and older) per household. The questionnaire consisted of 23 questions targeting awareness of the audiology profession, as well as knowledge of hearing, hearing loss and hearing health.ResultsOnly 14% of participants were aware of the audiology profession, indicating that individuals living in rural communities are not aware of the role of audiologists and the services they provide. Doctors and nurses were identified by participants as the individuals who assist them with hearing-related problems. Although most participants (87%) acknowledged that it is very important to undergo a hearing test, only 5% have previously visited an audiologist. Most participants were aware that ear infections and excessive noise exposure can cause hearing loss. The majority also believed that ears must be kept clean at all times and used cotton buds to maintain ear hygiene.ConclusionThere is a general lack of public awareness of audiologists and the services they offer. This study highlighted the need for the National Department of Health in collaboration with professional associations and hearing health professionals to develop and implement effective strategies to increase the South African public’s awareness of the profession and the services they provide. South African universities can also play a significant role in teaching students to develop context-relevant strategies to increase awareness of the profession.

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“…Another study conducted in Italy by Di Berardino and Forti assessed the public awareness of ear and hearing management using a questionnaire. The ndings of this study showed that females gave better responses to the items regarding the handling of problems such as deaf-mutism, ear wax, the tting of hearing aids with a general overall positive response regarding awareness of such issues 7 .Similarly in a study conducted in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia female participants gave higher correct answers. Furthermore participants with positive history showed better knowledge 8 .…”

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Knowledge and Perception on Hearing Loss, Hearing Management Modalities, Speech and Language Pathology among General Public in Al-Khobar, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Zabeeri¹,

Sn²,

Da³

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Background: Hearing loss is considered a disability that hugely impacts the quality of life for 466 million people worldwide. The aim of the study was to assess the level of knowledge and perception on hearing loss, speech and language pathology, and to identify the effect of public educational campaign as an intervention to raise awareness among general public. Methods: A repeated measure designed-study was conducted during 2019 in Al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia. To collect the data, an electronic questionnaire was randomly distributed targeting all adult visitors of the campaign including adults with no medical background. A total of 330 participants, filled the questionnaire twice; before and after the intervention. Any p-value less than 0.05 was considered statistically significant. Results: The overall mean score of hearing loss was 5.43± 1.78 out of 11 points and higher awareness score toward hearing loss was significantly more after interventions (P<0.001). For the awareness of ear and hearing management, the overall awareness score was 9.57± (1.96 out of 13 points and the awareness toward ear and hearing management was also significantly more after interventions (P<0.001). In the awareness toward speech development, the total awareness score was 2.92±0.98 out of 5 points and the awareness toward speech development was significantly higher at after interventions (P<0.001). These results indicated that the answers after the intervention were significantly influenced by the campaign compared to the answers before the intervention. Conclusion: Although the participants had some level of knowledge before intervening with an educational campaign, the intervention showed a significant improvement in their level of knowledge. Therefore, this study recommends the implication of more interventional educational campaigns to increase the awareness amongst general public in Saudi Arabia.

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Public awareness of ear and hearing management as measured using a specific questionnaire

Cited by 29 publications

References 5 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

Public awareness of audiology, hearing and hearing health in the Limpopo Province, South Africa

Knowledge and Perception on Hearing Loss, Hearing Management Modalities, Speech and Language Pathology among General Public in Al-Khobar, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

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