Early detection of hearing loss: exploring risk-based hearing screening within a developing country context

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dc.contributor.authorKanji, Amisha
dc.date.accessioned2017-04-10T09:21:02Z
dc.date.available2017-04-10T09:21:02Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.descriptionA research thesis submitted for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Audiology in the Faculty of Humanities the University of the Witwatersrand March 2016.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractPurpose: The main objective of the current study was to explore risk-based new-born hearing screening within a developing country by conducting early hearing detection in high-risk neonates within an academic hospital complex in Gauteng, South Africa. Specific objectives describing the case history factors and audio logical function in a group of high-risk determining the relationship between the case history factors and audio logical establishing the true-positive (TP) and true-negative (TN) results with different combinations of screening measures; establishing the percentage of TP and NT screening results in the total sample; and exploring the factors associated with follow-up return rate for hearing screening and diagnostic audio logical assessment.en_ZA
dc.description.librarianGR2017en_ZA
dc.format.extentOnline resource (xxiii, 254 leaves)
dc.identifier.citationKanji, Amisha (2016) Early detection of hearing loss: exploring risk-based hearing screening within a developing country context, University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, <http://wiredspace.wits.ac.za/handle/10539/22321>
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10539/22321
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.subject.lcshHearing disorders in infants--Diagnosis--South Africa
dc.subject.lcshNewborn infants--Medical examinations--South Africa
dc.titleEarly detection of hearing loss: exploring risk-based hearing screening within a developing country contexten_ZA
dc.typeThesisen_ZA
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