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Supporting hearing health for vulnerable populations affected and infected by HIV/AIDS using mobile technologies
Dissertation (MA)--University of Pretoria, 2018.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/70527 Supporting hearing health for vulnerable populations affected and infected by HIV/AIDS using mobile technologies Mahomed-Asmail, Faheema u13167911@tuks.co.za Swanepoel, De Wet van Wyk, Tanith UCTD Dissertation (MA)--University of Pretoria, 2018. Access to ear and hearing care is a challenge in low-to-middle income countries (LMICs) where the burden of hearing loss is greatest. This study investigated a community-based programme for detection and diagnosis of hearing loss, using smartphone hearing screening operated by community care workers (CCWs) in vulnerable populations affected and infected by the Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (HIV/AIDS). This study also surveyed the knowledge and experiences of CCWs providing the service. The study comprised two phases. In phase one, fifteen CCWs were trained to perform hearing screening during home visits using a validated smartphone application (hearScreen™) with calibrated headphones. Diagnostic follow-up assessments included evaluation using the smartphone test (hearTest™), otoscopy and tympanometry. Phase two included a survey on CCW’s knowledge on hearing health and experiences of the hearing screening programme. 276 adults (mean age 30.4 years; range 19 – 70 years; SD 9.1) and 235 children (mean age 8.7 years; range 2 – 18 years; SD 4.1) were tested over an eight-week period. Overall referral rates for adults and children were 5.0% and 4.2% respectively. 75.0% of referred participants returned for follow-up diagnostic assessments, 33.3% of whom were diagnosed with hearing difficulties and referred for further intervention services. All CCWs agreed that community members needed hearing health services and only 6.6% did not want to provide hearing testing as part of their services. Results of this study indicated that simple smartphone-based hearing screening allows minimally trained CCWs to decentralize hearing services to vulnerable communities in a timely, affordable, and reliable manner, thereby reducing the demands placed on limited ear and hearing health professionals. Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology MA Unrestricted 2019-07-08T09:46:45Z 2019-07-08T09:46:45Z 2019/04/10 2018 Dissertation van Wyk, T 2018, Supporting hearing health for vulnerable populations affected and infected by HIV/AIDS using mobile technologies, MA Dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd <http://hdl.handle.net/2263/70527> A2019 http://hdl.handle.net/2263/70527 en © 2019 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. application/pdf University of Pretoria |
| spellingShingle | UCTD Supporting hearing health for vulnerable populations affected and infected by HIV/AIDS using mobile technologies |
| title | Supporting hearing health for vulnerable populations affected and infected by HIV/AIDS using mobile technologies |
| title_full | Supporting hearing health for vulnerable populations affected and infected by HIV/AIDS using mobile technologies |
| title_fullStr | Supporting hearing health for vulnerable populations affected and infected by HIV/AIDS using mobile technologies |
| title_full_unstemmed | Supporting hearing health for vulnerable populations affected and infected by HIV/AIDS using mobile technologies |
| title_short | Supporting hearing health for vulnerable populations affected and infected by HIV/AIDS using mobile technologies |
| title_sort | supporting hearing health for vulnerable populations affected and infected by hiv aids using mobile technologies |
| topic | UCTD |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/70527 |