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Sociodemographic correlates of hearing loss and hearing aid use in Hispanic adults.
- Source :
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Epidemiology (Cambridge, Mass.) [Epidemiology] 1996 Jul; Vol. 7 (4), pp. 443-6. - Publication Year :
- 1996
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Abstract
- We examined sociodemographic correlates of hearing loss and hearing aid use in adult Hispanics using data from the Hispanic Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. After adjustment for age and gender, odds ratios (ORs) of hearing impairment for non-married vs married participants were 1.6 [95% confidence interval (CI) = 1.0-2.5] for Mexican-Americans and 2.2 (95% CI = 1.2-4.2) for Puerto Ricans. ORs ranged from 1.6 to 3.2 for unemployed vs employed, and from 1.7 to 2.1 for uninsured vs insured Hispanics. For Mexican-Americans, the OR of hearing aid use for those living below vs above the poverty line was 9.1 (95% CI = 1.1-100.0). These results are consistent with those reported for other ethnic groups.
- Subjects :
- Adult
Aged
Employment
Female
Hearing Loss economics
Hearing Loss therapy
Humans
Income
Insurance Coverage
Male
Marital Status
Middle Aged
Prevalence
Regression Analysis
Retrospective Studies
United States epidemiology
Hearing Aids statistics & numerical data
Hearing Loss ethnology
Hispanic or Latino
Social Class
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1044-3983
- Volume :
- 7
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Epidemiology (Cambridge, Mass.)
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 8793375
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1097/00001648-199607000-00019