Hearing Lossin Resource-limited Settings: The Silent Overlooked Epidemic in Sub-Saharan African Children

dc.contributor.authorMukara, Kaitesi Batamuliza
dc.contributor.authorKyamanywa, Patrick
dc.date.accessioned2022-04-26T16:51:15Z
dc.date.available2022-04-26T16:51:15Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.description.abstractHearing Impairment is the most common disability reported worldwide and its consequences profoundly affect quality of life while impacting heavily on the economy. Despite this acknowledgement, priorities for healthcare in developing countries fall heavily on conditions such as malaria, tuberculosis and HIV, thus shifting attention away from other diseases and disabilities. The objective of this review was to outline key priority areas that should inform drafting policies for hearing impairment in developing countries. We undertook a literature search on PubMed, Google scholar, HINARI and Web of Science for publications discussing hearing loss in low- and middle-income countries. Search terms included “hearing loss”, “primary ear hearing care”, “hearing loss policies”, “hearing loss prevention”, “hearing loss causes” and “hearing loss detection”. We did not limit the publication period. However, we excluded all publications whose content did not contribute to the objective of our work. Our findings are discussed and recommendations givenen_US
dc.identifier.citationMukara, K.B. and Kyamanywa, P. (2019). Hearing lossin resource-limited settings: the silent overlooked epidemic in sub-saharan african children. Rwanda Journal of Medicine and Health Sciences, 2(1), pp.43-47.en_US
dc.identifier.issn2079-097X / 2410-8626
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12280/2966
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherRBC / Rwanda Health Communication Centre, P.O.Box 4586 / Kigali Rwanda.en_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesRwanda Journal of Medicine and Health Sciences;2(1)
dc.subjectHearing lossen_US
dc.subjectSub - Saharian Africanen_US
dc.subjectChildrenen_US
dc.titleHearing Lossin Resource-limited Settings: The Silent Overlooked Epidemic in Sub-Saharan African Childrenen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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