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Pilot Hearing Screening of School-age Children in Lagos, Nigeria
- Source :
- Journal of health care for the poor and underserved. 32(3)
- Publication Year :
- 2021
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Abstract
- Objectives The aim of this pilot study is to assess the prevalence of hearing disorders in school-age children in Lagos, Nigeria. Methods The study group consisted of 236 children aged 5 to 11 years old. Children were assessed by otoscopy, transiently evoked otoacoustic emissions, and pure-tone audiometry screening. Results Abnormal audiograms were found in 46 (19.5%) of the tested children. Otoscopy data suggest that the most frequent hearing abnormalities were related to cerumen and otitis media. Low agreement (55%) was found between otoacoustic emissions outcomes and pure-tone audiometry data. Conclusion Given the high prevalence of hearing problems in this group of primary school students, there is a strong need to monitor the hearing status of children in this geographical area.
- Subjects :
- medicine.medical_specialty
Otoacoustic Emissions, Spontaneous
Nigeria
Pilot Projects
Audiology
Hearing screening
Hearing problems
otorhinolaryngologic diseases
Medicine
Humans
Mass Screening
Child
Hearing Disorders
High prevalence
School age child
Schools
medicine.diagnostic_test
business.industry
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Audiogram
Otitis
Child, Preschool
Audiometry
medicine.symptom
business
Hearing.status
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 15486869
- Volume :
- 32
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Journal of health care for the poor and underserved
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....5cb1e5ab19bd8763e5d8a15ffe00459e