Update on the state of audiology

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dc.contributor.author Mothemela, Bopane
dc.contributor.author Ramma, Lebogang
dc.contributor.author Swanepoel, De Wet
dc.date.accessioned 2024-10-22T05:33:20Z
dc.date.issued 2024
dc.description.abstract In 2006 the state of audiology in South Africa was reported in the International Journal of Audiology (Swanepoel Citation2006). Since this time, however, significant changes have occurred within the profession and within the socioeconomic landscape. The country’s population has grown rapidly, from 41.5 million people in 2002 to 60.6 million people in 2022 (Statistics South Africa [Stats SA], 2022) with a predominantly youthful population, with 34% falling between the ages of 15 and 34 (Stats SA, 2022) and only 9.2% 60 years and older. Despite a younger average population age, the country faces many environmental risks for hearing loss including poverty, with approximately 55.5% of the population living below the poverty line, along with a high prevalence of chronic diseases such as diabetes, tuberculosis (TB) and HIV/AIDS (World Bank Group Citation2020; Stats SA, 2020; Wandai et al. Citation2017). This letter provides an update on the current state of the audiology profession in South Africa since 2006, with a special focus on training, human resources, and service delivery. Finally, the authors provide a brief commentary on the future of the profession in South Africa. en_US
dc.description.department Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology en_US
dc.description.embargo 2025-05-25
dc.description.librarian hj2024 en_US
dc.description.sdg SDG-03:Good heatlh and well-being en_US
dc.description.uri http://www.tandfonline.com/loi/iija20 en_US
dc.identifier.citation Bopane Mothemela, Lebogang Ramma & De Wet Swanepoel (2024): Update on the state of audiology in South Africa, International Journal of Audiology, DOI: 10.1080/14992027.2024.2354511. en_US
dc.identifier.issn 1499-2027 (print)
dc.identifier.issn 1708-8186 (online)
dc.identifier.other 10.1080/14992027.2024.2354511
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/2263/98694
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher Taylor and Francis en_US
dc.rights © 2024 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group on behalf of British Society of Audiology, International Society of Audiology, and Nordic Audiological Society. This is an electronic version of an article published in International Journal of Audiology, vol. , no. , pp. , 2024. doi : 10.1080/14992027.2024.2354511. International Journal of Audiology is available online at : www.tandfonline.com/loi/iija20. en_US
dc.subject Letter en_US
dc.subject Audiology en_US
dc.subject South Africa (SA) en_US
dc.subject SDG-03: Good health and well-being en_US
dc.title Update on the state of audiology en_US
dc.type Postprint Article en_US


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