Childhood Hearing Impairment: How Do Parents Feel About It? Errata: Originally published in volume 12 No 4 Oct - December 2012, republished to correct errors

Authors

  • Angela Ine Frank-Briggs Department of Paediatrics, University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital, Port Harcourt, Rivers State

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.60787/tnhj.v13i2.100

Keywords:

Hearing impairment, Children, Parents, Perception and attitude

Abstract

Background: Hearing impairment or deafness is a major disabling condition worldwide. Etiology of the hearing loss range from congenital to acquired, and includes common and preventable childhood infections like otitis media and meningoencephalitis. Morbidity and burden of hearing impairment on the children and their parents is enormous. This is because affected children have developmental delay in many domains including speech, cognition as well as behavioural and other aspects of psychosocial development. Early identification and effective treatment of hearing loss improves language, other forms of communication, and cognitive skills. This study was carried out to evaluate and ascertain the perception and attitude of parents of children with hearing impairment

Method: This was a questionnaire based study of parents' perception and attitude about children with hearing impairment in the Port- Harcourt metropolis from 1st June 2011 to 31st May 2012.

Results: Thirty seven parents of children with hearing impairment were studied. The parents demonstrated different attitudes towards the children. Majority, 34(94.59%) of them felt sad, others expressed anger. Twenty seven (72.97%) felt hearing loss was due to punishment from the "gods" for an evil deed by a family member. The attitude and feelings of parents included sadness, self-blame and anger. Parents also believe that immediate cause is spiritual.

Conclusion: The public should be enlightened about common preventable causes so as to correct all negative attitudes about hearing loss/ impairment

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Published

2015-12-10

How to Cite

Frank-Briggs, A. I. (2015). Childhood Hearing Impairment: How Do Parents Feel About It? Errata: Originally published in volume 12 No 4 Oct - December 2012, republished to correct errors. The Nigerian Health Journal, 13(2), 108. https://doi.org/10.60787/tnhj.v13i2.100
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