Screening methods for childhood hearing impairment in rural Bangladesh

Berg, Abbey L.; Papri, Hemayetunnesa; Ferdous, Shamim; Khan, Naila Zaman; Durkin, Maureen S.

doi:10.1016/j.ijporl.2005.05.029

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“…27 This is particularly significant as universal screening of vision/hearing does not occur in Bangladesh. 27,33 The prevalence of epilepsy and speech impairments in our Bangladesh sample were comparable to previous work in a similar sample from Bangladesh; however, our estimates for visual and cognitive impairments were much higher, and lower for hearing impairments. 34 In the Australian sample, the presence of epilepsy and visual and hearing impairments was comparable to that reported in our national register report, with speech and cognitive impairments somewhat lower, perhaps owing to the younger age of our sample.…”

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Motor Severity in Children With Cerebral Palsy Studied in a High-Resource and Low-Resource Country

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OBJECTIVES: To compare the patterns of motor type and gross motor functional severity in preschool-aged children with cerebral palsy (CP) in Bangladesh and Australia. METHODS: We used comparison of 2 prospective studies. A total of 300 children with CP were aged 18 to 36 months, 219 Australian children (mean age, 26.6 months; 141 males) recruited through tertiary and community services, and 81 clinic-attendees born in Bangladesh (mean age, 27.5 months; 50 males). All children had diagnosis confirmed by an Australian physician, and birth and developmental history collected on the Physician Checklist. All children were classified by the same raters between countries using the Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS), and motor type and distribution. RESULTS: There were more children from GMFCS I–II in the Australian sample (GMFCS I, P < .01; III, P < .01; V, P = .03). The patterns of motor type also differed significantly with more spasticity and less dyskinetic types in the Australian sample (spasticity, P < .01; dystonia, P < .01; athetosis, P < .01). Birth risk factors were more common in the Bangladesh sample, with risk factors of low Apgar scores (Australia, P < .01), lethargy/seizures (Australia, P = .01), and term birth (Bangladesh, P = .03) associated with poorer gross motor function. Cognitive impairments were significantly more common in the Bangladesh children (P < .01), and visual impairments more common in Australia (P < .01). CONCLUSIONS: Patterns of functional severity, motor type, comorbidities, etiology, and environmental risk factors differed markedly between settings. Our results contribute to understanding the patterns of CP in low-resource settings, and may assist in optimizing service delivery and prioritizing appropriate early interventions for children with CP in these settings.

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Motor Severity in Children With Cerebral Palsy Studied in a High-Resource and Low-Resource Country

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“…Study populations of children were identified either through population-based sampling [12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25] or schools. [26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33] Some studies focused on the parents of children with disabilities and tried to assess their needs and attitudes with respect to disability.…”

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Childhood Disability in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: Overview of Screening, Prevention, Services, Legislation, and Epidemiology

Maulik¹,

2007

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“…An estimated two-third of the world's hearing impaired population are believed to be distributed among the developing countries [5]. When all degrees (mild, moderate, severe, profound) and types (bilateral, unilateral, fluctuating) are included hearing loss ranges from 5 to 21% in children between 4 and 11 years [6,7].In children, undetected hearing loss can impact and cause significant delays in speech, cognitive, educational and psychological development [8]. The World Health Organization (WHO) suggests that children should be screened at school entry in all developing countries [9].…”

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Chronic Suppurative Otitis Media and Its Association with Socio-Econonic Factors Among Rural Primary School Children of Bangladesh

Shaheen

Raquib

Ahmad

2011

Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg

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Chronic Suppurative Otitis Media (CSOM) is a common community health disorder of children in all developing countries like Bangladesh which causes significant impact in speech, cognitive, educational and psychological development. The aim of the study was to determine the prevalence of CSOM and its association with certain socio-economic factors and health related practice and believes among rural primary school children of Bangladesh. The study was done among 1468 rural school going children (Boys:Girls, 1:1.23) aged between 4 and 12 years (mean 8.8 ± 1.66) in five randomly selected rural primary school of Palash Upazilla of Narsingdi district, Bangladesh. They had underwent ENT check up by the doctors trained in ENT and their guardians were interviewed regarding their socioeconomic status, health related practices and beliefs and other related issues using a pre tested protocol. Total 77 (5.2%) cases of CSOM were detected with girl's predominance (5.7 vs. 4.7%). Our study revealed statistically significant association of CSOM with yearly income of guardian (P \ 0.005), maternal education (P \ 0.001), bathing habit (P \ 0.001), ear cleaning habit (P \ 0.05), pattern of primary medical consultation (P \ 0.05). Disease prevalence was also found higher among the dwellers of kachha house. So, this preventable burning problem of CSOM can be resolved by collective effort by incorporating primary ear care program with primary health care system among the vulnerable children of rural area along with their socio-economic development. Thus, future citizens can be safeguarded from developing CSOM, hearing impairment and its resultant complications.

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Screening methods for childhood hearing impairment in rural Bangladesh

Cited by 41 publications

References 25 publications

Motor Severity in Children With Cerebral Palsy Studied in a High-Resource and Low-Resource Country

Motor Severity in Children With Cerebral Palsy Studied in a High-Resource and Low-Resource Country

Childhood Disability in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: Overview of Screening, Prevention, Services, Legislation, and Epidemiology

Chronic Suppurative Otitis Media and Its Association with Socio-Econonic Factors Among Rural Primary School Children of Bangladesh

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