Knowledge, attitude and management of hearing screening in children among family physicians in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

<h4>Background</h4>Early detection and management of hearing loss are important to develop ordinary speaking language and academic skills during childhood. Lack of knowledge by either parents or health care providers could hinder the process of hearing loss diagnosis, such that the inter...

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Autores principales: Ola Alqudah, Safa Alqudah, Ahmad M Al-Bashaireh, Nouf Alharbi, Alia Mohammad Alqudah
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:f8e0e979db3c40c8891f53f5f4772e1e2021-12-02T20:14:51ZKnowledge, attitude and management of hearing screening in children among family physicians in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.1932-620310.1371/journal.pone.0256647https://doaj.org/article/f8e0e979db3c40c8891f53f5f4772e1e2021-01-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0256647https://doaj.org/toc/1932-6203<h4>Background</h4>Early detection and management of hearing loss are important to develop ordinary speaking language and academic skills during childhood. Lack of knowledge by either parents or health care providers could hinder the process of hearing loss diagnosis, such that the intervention will be less effective. There is little evidence about the knowledge and practice of family physicians regarding hearing screening in Saudi Arabia and worldwide.<h4>Objectives</h4>This study aimed to assess family physicians' knowledge, attitudes, and practices related to hearing loss in children. This in turn will help policy makers and educational institutions to establish and promote a program concerned with screening, diagnosis and intervention of paediatric hearing loss.<h4>Methods</h4>A cross-sectional descriptive study enrolled 133 family physicians working at primary health centres in Saudi Arabia from March 2020 to September 2020. A self-reported questionnaire was used to assess the knowledge, attitudes, and practices of family physicians concerning hearing loss in children.<h4>Results</h4>The majority of the participants were working under the umbrella of the Ministry of Health and around half of them did not screen any child for hearing loss. Despite that, 91.7% indicated the importance of neonatal hearing screening, 70.7% indicate infant candidacy for cochlear implant and only 33.1% know about the existence of the early hearing detection and intervention (EHDI) governmental program in kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). Participants were able to identify factors associated with hearing loss such as a family history of hearing loss (85.6%), meningitis (75%) and craniofacial anomalies (51.5%). The most frequent specialists for patient referrals were ear nose and throat ENT (75.2%) and audiologists (67.7%).<h4>Conclusion</h4>This study shows that family physicians have good general background about the benefits of EHDI programs and the management of hearing loss in the paediatric population. However, it also indicated insufficient knowledge in other domains of hearing loss, including assessments and the presence of the EHDI governmental program in KSA. Further actions on the involvement of family physicians in the process of neonatal hearing screening, diagnosis and intervention for hearing impairment are needed.Ola AlqudahSafa AlqudahAhmad M Al-BashairehNouf AlharbiAlia Mohammad AlqudahPublic Library of Science (PLoS)articleMedicineRScienceQENPLoS ONE, Vol 16, Iss 8, p e0256647 (2021)
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Ola Alqudah
Safa Alqudah
Ahmad M Al-Bashaireh
Nouf Alharbi
Alia Mohammad Alqudah
Knowledge, attitude and management of hearing screening in children among family physicians in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
description <h4>Background</h4>Early detection and management of hearing loss are important to develop ordinary speaking language and academic skills during childhood. Lack of knowledge by either parents or health care providers could hinder the process of hearing loss diagnosis, such that the intervention will be less effective. There is little evidence about the knowledge and practice of family physicians regarding hearing screening in Saudi Arabia and worldwide.<h4>Objectives</h4>This study aimed to assess family physicians' knowledge, attitudes, and practices related to hearing loss in children. This in turn will help policy makers and educational institutions to establish and promote a program concerned with screening, diagnosis and intervention of paediatric hearing loss.<h4>Methods</h4>A cross-sectional descriptive study enrolled 133 family physicians working at primary health centres in Saudi Arabia from March 2020 to September 2020. A self-reported questionnaire was used to assess the knowledge, attitudes, and practices of family physicians concerning hearing loss in children.<h4>Results</h4>The majority of the participants were working under the umbrella of the Ministry of Health and around half of them did not screen any child for hearing loss. Despite that, 91.7% indicated the importance of neonatal hearing screening, 70.7% indicate infant candidacy for cochlear implant and only 33.1% know about the existence of the early hearing detection and intervention (EHDI) governmental program in kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). Participants were able to identify factors associated with hearing loss such as a family history of hearing loss (85.6%), meningitis (75%) and craniofacial anomalies (51.5%). The most frequent specialists for patient referrals were ear nose and throat ENT (75.2%) and audiologists (67.7%).<h4>Conclusion</h4>This study shows that family physicians have good general background about the benefits of EHDI programs and the management of hearing loss in the paediatric population. However, it also indicated insufficient knowledge in other domains of hearing loss, including assessments and the presence of the EHDI governmental program in KSA. Further actions on the involvement of family physicians in the process of neonatal hearing screening, diagnosis and intervention for hearing impairment are needed.
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author Ola Alqudah
Safa Alqudah
Ahmad M Al-Bashaireh
Nouf Alharbi
Alia Mohammad Alqudah
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Safa Alqudah
Ahmad M Al-Bashaireh
Nouf Alharbi
Alia Mohammad Alqudah
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title Knowledge, attitude and management of hearing screening in children among family physicians in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
title_short Knowledge, attitude and management of hearing screening in children among family physicians in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
title_full Knowledge, attitude and management of hearing screening in children among family physicians in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
title_fullStr Knowledge, attitude and management of hearing screening in children among family physicians in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
title_full_unstemmed Knowledge, attitude and management of hearing screening in children among family physicians in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
title_sort knowledge, attitude and management of hearing screening in children among family physicians in the kingdom of saudi arabia.
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