Parental awareness of hearing impairment in their school-going children and healthcare seeking behaviour in Kisumu district, Kenya

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 415-423

  Omondi, Dickens ^a   Ogol, Calistus ^b   Otieno, Syprine ^b   Macharia, Isaac ^c  

^a New Nyanza Provincial General Hospital   (Kenya)

^b KENYATTA UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Children; Hearing loss; Kenya; Parental awareness; Screening

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; AUDIOLOGY; AUDIOMETRY; AWARENESS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COUNSELING; DISABILITY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; KENYA; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SCREENING TEST; TRAVEL;

ADOLESCENT; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AWARENESS; CATCHMENT AREA (HEALTH); CHILD; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEARING DISORDERS; HUMANS; KENYA; MALE; PARENTS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PSYCHOLOGY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STUDENTS;

EID: 33846295949     PISSN: 01655876     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2006.11.007     Document Type: Article

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