Hearing impairment overview in Africa: the case of Cameroon

E Wonkam Tingang, JJ Noubiap, JV F. Fokouo… - Genes, 2020 - mdpi.com
… 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. …

Aetiology of childhood hearing loss in Cameroon (sub-Saharan Africa)

A Wonkam, JJN Noubiap, F Djomou, K Fieggen… - European journal of …, 2013 - Elsevier
… 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

Prevalence and causes of hearing impairment in Fundong Health District, North‐West Cameroon

S Ferrite, I Mactaggart, H Kuper, J Oye… - Tropical medicine & …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
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. …

[HTML][HTML] Knowledge and Challenges Associated With Hearing Impairment in Affected Individuals From Cameroon (Sub-Saharan Africa)

E Wonkam-Tingang, K Kengne Kamga… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
… 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 …

GJB2 and MTRNR1 contributions in children with hearing impairment from Northern Cameroon

L Trotta, E Iacona, P Primignani… - … journal of audiology, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
… 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 …

Prevalence and causes of hearing impairment in Africa

W Mulwafu, H Kuper, RJH Ensink - Tropical medicine & …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
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 …

Public health burden of hearing impairment and the promise of genomics and environmental research: a case study in Ghana, Africa

SM Adadey, G Awandare, GK Amedofu… - Omics: A journal of …, 2017 - liebertpub.com
… the following keywords: “hearing loss” OR “hearing impairment” OR “deafness” AND “Ghana.” …
Introduction Of all the congenital diseases that occur worldwide, hearing impairment (HI) …

[HTML][HTML] Hearing loss in Africa: current genetic profile

SM Adadey, E Wonkam-Tingang, ET Aboagye… - Human genetics, 2021 - Springer
… 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.…

[HTML][HTML] GJB2 and GJB6 mutations in hereditary recessive non-syndromic hearing impairment in Cameroon

ET Wonkam, E Chimusa, JJ Noubiap, SM Adadey… - Genes, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
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 …

GJB2 and GJB6 Mutations in Hereditary Recessive Non-Syndromic Hearing Impairment in Cameroon

E Tingang Wonkam, E Chimusa, JJ Noubiap… - Genes, 2019 - mdpi.com
Introduction … contribute from 30 to 50% of hearing impairment cases in sub-Saharan Africa
[4]. In 70… The present study showed that hereditary hearing impairment in Cameroon is mostly …