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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
arts and humanities
Public health impact of hearing impairment and disability
Folia Phoniatrica et Logopaedica, Volume 60, No. 2, Year 2008
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Description
This presentation of the public health impact of hearing impairment highlights the important elements of interaction between the disability and community. Objectives: Retrospective study to identify the size of the problem of hearing loss, illustrating not only the magnitude but also the serious effect of the lack of reliable data concerning this matter. It highlights the challenges met within a mid-economy community regarding the handling of the impact of the disability. The Egyptian data is given as an example of the situation in a mid-economy community. Study Design: A brief introduction of some epidemiological factors of hearing impairment is presented including the size of the problem in Egypt. Data of the neonatal hearing screening program of the Audiology Unit, Ain Shams University, is presented. The impact of the disability is then discussed in relation to the age of onset and the degree and type of hearing loss. This is followed by the description of the nature and effect of the disability in the different age groups. A discussion of the various factors that may modify the capability of the community to deal with such disability follows. This includes various economic indices with their possible limitations on the part of the community. Such a briefing illustrates the challenges met in the rehabilitation of the deaf and the hearing-impaired in a developing mid-economy country. The broad lines of the management of the problem both at the prophylactic as well as the rehabilitative levels are discussed. A final remark on recommendations and possible future development in a developing country is presented. Copyright © 2008 S. Karger AG.
Authors & Co-Authors
Kotby, Mohamed Nasser
Egypt, Cairo
Ain Shams University
Tawfik, Somia M.
Egypt, Cairo
Ain Shams University
Aziz, Azza Adel
Egypt, Giza
Cairo University
Taha, Hesham Mohammed Othman
Egypt, Cairo
Ain Shams University
Statistics
Citations: 34
Authors: 4
Affiliations: 2
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1159/000114646
ISSN:
10217762
Research Areas
Disability
Maternal And Child Health
Study Design
Cohort Study
Study Locations
Egypt