Knowledge and attitude of the general population regarding infant hearing loss in Saudi Arabia.
Cross-sectional studies
Saudi Arabia
hearing loss
infant
knowledge
Journal
Journal of family medicine and primary care
ISSN: 2249-4863
Titre abrégé: J Family Med Prim Care
Pays: India
ID NLM: 101610082
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Feb 2022
Feb 2022
Historique:
received:
13
07
2021
revised:
10
10
2021
accepted:
10
11
2021
entrez:
1
4
2022
pubmed:
2
4
2022
medline:
2
4
2022
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Ear health and hearing loss (HL) among infants has devastating outcomes. With most HL being deemed preventable, the assessment of one's knowledge and attitude regarding this impairment is important. In Saudi Arabia, the state of the general population's knowledge on infant HL remains unknown. To determine and further elucidate the general population's knowledge and attitude with regard to HL in Saudi Arabia. This is a cross-sectional survey-based study conducted on the general population of Saudi Arabia. A predetermined questionnaire was translated into Arabic. This was distributed among the targeted participants in several provinces of Saudi Arabia (central, northern, eastern, western, and southern) by using an online survey via social media. The data were collected and analyzed via the SPSS program. The knowledge with moderate, poor, and good was determined among 60.9%, 29.6%, and 9.4% of the participants, respectively. The participants with positive and negative attitudes were detected among 92.6% and 7.4% of respondents, respectively. Increasing age was associated with better attitude, while increased knowledge was directly related to higher educational attainment. Those who have a child with HL had nearly twice as poor knowledge as those who do not have a child with HL ( Although most of the respondents possessed a positive attitude toward infant HL, their knowledge about it seems to be lacking. Thus, there is a need to address these knowledge gaps regarding infant HL.
Sections du résumé
Background
UNASSIGNED
Ear health and hearing loss (HL) among infants has devastating outcomes. With most HL being deemed preventable, the assessment of one's knowledge and attitude regarding this impairment is important. In Saudi Arabia, the state of the general population's knowledge on infant HL remains unknown.
Objectives
UNASSIGNED
To determine and further elucidate the general population's knowledge and attitude with regard to HL in Saudi Arabia.
Methods
UNASSIGNED
This is a cross-sectional survey-based study conducted on the general population of Saudi Arabia. A predetermined questionnaire was translated into Arabic. This was distributed among the targeted participants in several provinces of Saudi Arabia (central, northern, eastern, western, and southern) by using an online survey via social media. The data were collected and analyzed via the SPSS program.
Results
UNASSIGNED
The knowledge with moderate, poor, and good was determined among 60.9%, 29.6%, and 9.4% of the participants, respectively. The participants with positive and negative attitudes were detected among 92.6% and 7.4% of respondents, respectively. Increasing age was associated with better attitude, while increased knowledge was directly related to higher educational attainment. Those who have a child with HL had nearly twice as poor knowledge as those who do not have a child with HL (
Conclusions
UNASSIGNED
Although most of the respondents possessed a positive attitude toward infant HL, their knowledge about it seems to be lacking. Thus, there is a need to address these knowledge gaps regarding infant HL.
Identifiants
pubmed: 35360802
doi: 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_1399_21
pii: JFMPC-11-644
pmc: PMC8963623
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Pagination
644-652Informations de copyright
Copyright: © 2022 Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
There are no conflicts of interest.
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