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Views of Syrian Mothers in Ankara on Infant Hearing Loss: Cross-sectional Survey.
- Source :
- Maternal & Child Health Journal; Nov2022, Vol. 26 Issue 11, p2247-2253, 7p, 2 Charts, 1 Graph
- Publication Year :
- 2022
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Abstract
- Background: Mothers' awareness of hearing loss, its risk factors, and available detection and intervention choices have been well known to play an essential role in the early detection and intervention of hearing loss. Objective: To investigate the knowledge and attitude of Syrian mothers toward infant hearing loss, early identification, and intervention. Methods: The "Maternal Views on Infant Hearing Loss" questionnaire was adapted and translated into Arabic and then administered to 100 Syrian mothers living in different neighborhoods in Ankara within the age range of 18–68 years old. The internal consistency for the main domains of the questionnaire was tested by Cronbach's alpha coefficient. Descriptive statistics and Spearman's rank correlation coefficient were used to evaluate the responses. Results: The highest level of knowledge about the risk factors was about noise exposure (76%), while the lowest level of knowledge was about jaundice (25%). While 98% of the mothers had a positive attitude toward early detection, 97% of them did not mind the early intervention. Conclusions: The present findings showed the need to improve mothers' awareness about infant hearing loss risk factors, available detection, and intervention. Such results may help in performing programs that aim to increase awareness about hearing loss. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- STATISTICS
NEWBORN screening
ATTITUDES of mothers
PSYCHOLOGY of mothers
PSYCHOLOGY of refugees
HEARING disorders in children
CROSS-sectional method
NOISE
INTERVIEWING
HEALTH literacy
HEARING disorders
QUESTIONNAIRES
DESCRIPTIVE statistics
DATA analysis
DATA analysis software
EARLY diagnosis
EARLY medical intervention
ENVIRONMENTAL exposure
JAUNDICE
EDUCATIONAL attainment
DISEASE risk factors
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 10927875
- Volume :
- 26
- Issue :
- 11
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Maternal & Child Health Journal
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 159793900
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10995-022-03488-1