To assess the effectiveness of parental entries regarding functional hearing in the Child Health and Development Record(CHDR), in patients with severe to profound hearing loss, and detection of the hearing issues by the public health midwife(PHM)
Material and MethodA descriptive cross sectional study was carried out among parents/caregivers of children with severe to profound hearing loss who underwent cochlear implantation before the age of 5 years from 01.01.2017 to 31.12. 2018 at Lady Ridgeway hospital for children, Sri Lanka. An interviewer administered questionnaire was used based on the hearing assessment in CHDR
ResultsThe age of the mother at the birth of the index child spans from 17years to 50 years. Majority( 64.1% ) had another child older to the index child. The majority were diagnosed between 18-24 months. The age of cochlear implantation spans from 9 months upto 5 years. Average waiting period was 2 years. The correct entries were observed as follows: 20.8% at birth, 22.7% at 1 month and 22.6% at 4 months, 7 months, 9 months and 12 months respectively. Among those who have not marked or marked incorrectly, 45.9% stated that they couldn't recognise the hearing impairment and 23.4% stated they were reluctant to accept it. Only 4% of these children were referred for further assessment by the PHM
ConclusionParental and the PHM's assessment of a child's hearing is not a reliable indicator to detect early sensorineural deafness
scite is a Brooklyn-based organization that helps researchers better discover and understand research articles through Smart Citations–citations that display the context of the citation and describe whether the article provides supporting or contrasting evidence. scite is used by students and researchers from around the world and is funded in part by the National Science Foundation and the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health.