Display Settings:

Format

Send to:

Choose Destination
    Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 1997 May 4;40(1):1-18.

    Childhood hearing loss in sub-Saharan Africa: a review and recommendations.

    Source

    Department of Speech Pathology and Audiology, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.

    Abstract

    Nearly 10% of the world's population lives in sub-Saharan Africa, a region comprised of many countries with least developed nation status. The region has a predominantly young population and many children in the region are at risk of pathologies associated with hearing loss. Despite the constraints associated with low socioeconomic levels, a number of valuable studies have been carried out into the prevalence and etiology of childhood hearing loss in the sub-Saharan region. A review of the published literature related to childhood hearing loss in sub-Saharan Africa is presented and recommendations made on possible future research directions that could assist hearing loss prevention and management.

    PMID:
    9184973
    [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

      Supplemental Content

      Icon for Elsevier Science

      Save items

      loading

      Recent activity

      Your browsing activity is empty.

      Activity recording is turned off.

      Turn recording back on

      See more...
      Write to the Help Desk