Hearing loss among inmates of a juvenile correctional facility in Nigeria.

Autor:	Omokanye HK; Department of Otorhinolaryngology, College of Health Sciences, University of Ilorin. PMB 1515, Ilorin, 240003, Nigeria., Dunmade AD; Department of Otorhinolaryngology, College of Health Sciences, University of Ilorin. PMB 1515, Ilorin, 240003, Nigeria., Tunde-Ayinmode MF; Department of Behavioural Sciences. College of Health Sciences, University of Ilorin, University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital. Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria., Uthman MM; Department of Epidemiology and Community Health. College of Health Sciences, University of Ilorin, University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital. Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria., Olawale M; Department of Epidemiology and Community Health. College of Health Sciences, University of Ilorin, University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital. Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria., Ologe FE; Department of Otorhinolaryngology, College of Health Sciences, University of Ilorin. PMB 1515, Ilorin, 240003, Nigeria.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	African health sciences [Afr Health Sci] 2022 Jun; Vol. 22 (2), pp. 695-703.
DOI:	10.4314/ahs.v22i2.79
Abstrakt:	Background: Good hearing is essential to learning and rehabilitation of adolescent and young adults in juvenile correctional facilities. Hearing screening programme is not commonly in place for this incarcerated group. Objective: To evaluate hearing threshold among inmates of a juvenile correctional facility in Nigeria and compare pattern of hearing loss with a control group. Methods: A total of 135 inmates and equal number of age and sex matched control responded to interviewer-administered questionnaire followed by otoscopy and audiometry. Results: Mean age of inmates was 19 years ±2.0, while that of control was 18yrs ± 2.5. (p-value 0.077). Four (3%) inmates had bleeding from the ear; otoscopy revealed traumatic tympanic membrane perforation in 2(1.5%) of them. Prevalence of hearing loss was 19.2% and for disabling hearing loss it was 1.4%. Conductive hearing loss was the most common 33(24.4%). Inmates had consistently worse mean hearing thresholds than controls across all frequencies tested in both ears (p-value <0.001). Conclusion: Hearing loss is prevalent among inmates of juvenile correctional facility. Rehabilitation programme should be balanced with detail attention to health needs of inmates; including pre-admission and periodic hearing screening. (© 2022 Omokanye HK et al.)
Databáze:	MEDLINE
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