BACKGROUND: With 17 babies born with hearing loss every day in South Africa, there is a
pressing need for systematic Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (EHDI) services …

This book is an original scholarly book that introduces the concept of preventive audiology,
with a specific focus on the African context, which is in line with the South African re …

The aim of the paper is to describe the knowledge of mothers in Durban, South Africa,
regarding risk factors of hearing loss in infants and their awareness of audiology services …

Background. Healthcare practitioners' views, understanding of and support for early hearing
detection and intervention (EHDI) is essential for its effective implementation Objectives. To …

Risk-based newborn hearing screening has been recommended as an alternative approach
by the Joint Committee on Infant Hearing (JCIH) in contexts where universal newborn …

Purpose: The aim of this study is to assess the knowledge, attitude, and practice of
physicians regarding hearing loss and its management among children in Jordan as an …

4 Section One: Early Detection of Hearing Impairment recorded in high-income countries
where EHDI programmes, particularly early identification programmes, are well established …

The impact of hearing impairment on a newborn or developing child can be wide ranging
and major. Not only does hearing impairment impact on method and quality of …

Abstract Introduction The implementation of Neonatal Hearing Screening (NHS) program is
still at the preliminary stage particularly in developing countries despite the burden of …

Background South Africa has migrated the responsibility for early childhood development
(ECD) centres from the Department of Social Services to the Department of Basic Education …