… included: “hearing loss”, “hearing impairment”, “deafness”, “deaf” and “Cameroon”. All the …
field of hearing loss in Cameroon were contacted to identify additional sources of information. …

… Background: This study aimed to gain an understanding of the challenges faced by people
with hearing impairment (HI) in Cameroon, their understanding of the causes of HI, and how …

… of signs raising suspicion of hearing loss, poor access to health care and the absence of
neonatal screening for hearing loss in Cameroon. Identified genetic causes … Introduction …

… Introduction … find prevalence estimates for hearing impairment in Cameroon. The WHO
prevalence estimate for disabling hearing impairment was 4.5% for sub-Saharan Africa region 5. …

… the following keywords: “hearing loss” OR “hearing impairment” OR “deafness” AND “Ghana.” …
Introduction Of all the congenital diseases that occur worldwide, hearing impairment (HI) …

… Table 1 shows an overview of the literature on both environmental and genetic causes of
hearing loss in African regions. The aim of this study is to clarify the distribution pattern of GJB2 …

… from some sub-Saharan African countries such as Cameroon and South Africa that extensively
… One of such studies from Cameroon reported a variant of uncertain significance [GJB2: c.…

… Introduction … live births in sub-Saharan Africa [3]. Genetic factors contribute from 30 to 50%
of hearing impairment cases in sub-Saharan Africa [4]. In 70% of neonates who fail newborn …

… (hearing impaired persons OR hearing impaired OR hearing … deaf persons OR deaf
Person OR person, deaf OR persons, deaf OR hard of hearing persons OR hearing disorder …

… Introduction … few studies from Africa to produce the estimates of hearing impairment. Our
review confirmed the lack of evidence available on hearing impairment in Africa. Although 28 …