Outcomes of newborn hearing screening at an academic secondary level hospital in Johannesburg, South Africa

JK Bezuidenhout, K Khoza-Shangase… - South African Journal …, 2021 - journals.co.za
Background The Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) issued early hearing
detection and intervention guidelines, which has universal newborn hearing screening …

Universal newborn hearing screening in public healthcare in South Africa: Challenges to implementation

JK Bezuidenhout, K Khoza-Shangase… - South African Journal of …, 2018 - ajol.info
Background. The implementation of early hearing detection and intervention (EHDI) remains
a challenge in developing countries, despite the known benefits. Objectives. To investigate …

Evaluation of universal newborn hearing screening in South African primary care

S Harbinson, K Khoza-Shangase - African Journal of Primary Health …, 2015 - journals.co.za
Background: Universal Newborn Hearing Screening (UNHC) is the gold standard toward
early hearing detection and intervention, hence the importance of its deliberation within the …

Feasibility of newborn hearing screening in a public hospital setting in South Africa: A pilot study

A Kanji, K Khoza-Shangase - South African Journal of …, 2016 - journals.co.za
Objectives: The current pilot study aimed to explore the feasibility of newborn hearing
screening (NHS) in a hospital setting with clinical significance for the implementation of …

Newborn hearing screening in a South African private health care hospital

D Swanepoel, S Ebrahim, A Joseph… - International journal of …, 2007 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (EHDI) programs are being
established as part of the public health systems in increasing numbers of countries. In …

Neonatal hearing screening in a rural/sub-urban community in Nigeria, sub-Saharan Africa–A preliminary report

AO Lasisi, PA Onakoya, TJ Lasisi, MD Akinola… - International Journal of …, 2014 - Elsevier
Abstract Introduction The implementation of Neonatal Hearing Screening (NHS) program is
still at the preliminary stage particularly in developing countries despite the burden of …

Early detection of infant hearing loss in the private health care sector of South Africa

ME Meyer, DW Swanepoel, T Le Roux… - International Journal of …, 2012 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: A national survey of early hearing detection services was undertaken to
describe the demographics, protocols and performance of early hearing detection, referral …

Challenges of universal newborn hearing screening in a developing country-a double-edged sword

J Jacob, M Kurien, Sindhusha, P Kumar… - Indian Journal of …, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Objective to implement Universal Neonatal Hearing Screening (UNHS) in a tertiary
academic hospital and identify associated risk factors. Prospective study. Screening tests …

Infant hearing screening in a developing-country context: Status in two South African provinces

K Khoza-Shangase, A Kanji… - South African Journal …, 2017 - journals.co.za
Background. Newborn hearing screening (NHS) programmes are an important step toward
early detection of hearing loss and require careful examination and planning within each …

Infant hearing screening at maternal and child health clinics in a developing South African community

DW Swanepoel - 2004 - repository.up.ac.za
Newborn hearing screening has become an increasingly important element of neonatal care
in developed countries whilst only a few fragmented screening programmes are evident in …