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dc.contributor.author | Foondun, Taslima![]() |
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dc.contributor.author | Pottas, Lidia![]() |
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dc.contributor.author | Soer, Maggi E.![]() |
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dc.date.accessioned | 2024-08-13T11:38:39Z | |
dc.date.available | 2024-08-13T11:38:39Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2023-10 | |
dc.description | AVAILABILITY OF DATA AND MATERIAL : The data presented in this study are available on request from the corresponding author. | en_US |
dc.description | CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS : Part of this manuscript was presented orally at the 6th Malaysian Audiology Scientific Conference (MASCO) which was held virtually on the 13th‑15th October 2022. Part of this manuscript was also presented orally at the International Conference on Multidisciplinary Research held on the 8th‑9th December 2022 at the Ravenala Attitude Hotel, Balaclava, Mauritius. | en_US |
dc.description.abstract | Mauritius does not have community health workers trained in identifying risk factors for hearing loss or in referring patients for diagnostic testing. It is crucial to gather information about the knowledge of and attitudes toward hearing loss among community health workers before involving them in the identification and intervention of hearing loss in Mauritius. To describe the knowledge of and attitudes toward hearing loss among community health workers in Mauritius. A descriptive survey design with quantitative analysis was used. Using non‑probability purposive sampling, 125 community health workers which included 94 community health officers and 31 community‑based rehabilitation officers were recruited from the five catchment areas of the public healthcare sector. Participants filled in a 15‑item paper‑based questionnaire on the knowledge of and attitudes toward hearing loss. The questionnaire was internally consistent, with Cronbach alpha scores of 0.759 and 0.863. The overall knowledge of community health workers regarding risk factors and the identification of hearing loss was poor (38.3%). 92.6% of community health workers reported positive attitudes toward hearing loss. General knowledge of hearing loss (P=0.015) and knowledge of risk factors and identification of hearing loss (P=0.005) were significant predictors of attitudes toward hearing loss. Knowledge of and attitudes toward hearing loss were significantly associated with working experience and practice setting (P=0.004). There remains a need to educate community health workers about the risk factors and identification of hearing loss to ensure timely diagnosis and management of hearing loss at the community level. | en_US |
dc.description.department | Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology | en_US |
dc.description.librarian | am2024 | en_US |
dc.description.sdg | SDG-03:Good heatlh and well-being | en_US |
dc.description.uri | https://publichealthinafrica.org/index.php/jphia | en_US |
dc.identifier.citation | Foondun, T., Pottas, L., Soer, M. 2023, 'The public healthcare sector of Mauritius : knowledge of and attitudes toward hearing loss among community health workers', Journal of Public Health in Africa, vol. 14, no. 10, pp. 1-7. DOI: 10.4081/jphia.2023.2497 | en_US |
dc.identifier.issn | 2038-9930 | |
dc.identifier.other | 10.4081/jphia.2023.2497 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/97602 | |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.publisher | AOSIS | en_US |
dc.rights | © The Author(s) 2023. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution International license. | en_US |
dc.subject | Attitudes | en_US |
dc.subject | Hearing loss | en_US |
dc.subject | Knowledge | en_US |
dc.subject | Community health worker (CHW) | en_US |
dc.subject | Primary health care (PHC) | en_US |
dc.subject | SDG-03: Good health and well-being | en_US |
dc.title | The public healthcare sector of Mauritius : knowledge of and attitudes toward hearing loss among community health workers | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |