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标题：Survey of hearing disorders in an urban population in Rondonia, Northern Brazil
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作者：Maria Cecilia Bevilacqua ; Marcos Roberto Banhara ; Ariádnes Nóbrega de Oliveira 等
期刊名称：Revista de Saúde Pública
印刷版ISSN：0034-8910
出版年度：2013
卷号：47
期号：2
页码：309-315
语种：English
出版社：Universidade de São Paulo
摘要：OBJECTIVE: To identify the prevalence of hearing loss for the population in the urban area.METHODS: A cross-sectional household survey based on the World Health Organization Ear and Hearing Disorders Survey Protocol was conducted in 298 households in the urban area of Monte Negro, Rondonia, Northern Brazil, from 2005 to 2007. Ear examinations, behavioral audiometry and pure tone audiometry were conducted on 577 individuals.RESULTS: The results showed that 3.8% (95%CI 2.17;5.45) of population were classifi ed in the disabling hearing impairment category. The prevalence of moderate hearing impairment was 3.4%; severe impairment was 0.4%; and profound hearing impairment was not found.CONCLUSIONS: The impairing hearing loss prevalence found in this study is within of the international prevalence for this level of hearing loss and smaller than observed in a previous study in the South region of Brazil.
其他摘要：OBJECTIVE: To identify the prevalence of hearing loss for the population in the urban area.METHODS: A cross-sectional household survey based on the World Health Organization Ear and Hearing Disorders Survey Protocol was conducted in 298 households in the urban area of Monte Negro, Rondonia, Northern Brazil, from 2005 to 2007. Ear examinations, behavioral audiometry and pure tone audiometry were conducted on 577 individuals.RESULTS: The results showed that 3.8% (95%CI 2.17;5.45) of population were classifi ed in the disabling hearing impairment category. The prevalence of moderate hearing impairment was 3.4%; severe impairment was 0.4%; and profound hearing impairment was not found.CONCLUSIONS: The impairing hearing loss prevalence found in this study is within of the international prevalence for this level of hearing loss and smaller than observed in a previous study in the South region of Brazil.
关键词：Hearing Loss; epidemiology. Urban Zones. Cross-Sectional Studies.
其他关键词：Hearing Loss; epidemiology. Urban Zones. Cross-Sectional Studies.