Characteristics of hearing loss in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Autor: | Abraham, Zephania Saitabau, Kahinga, Aveline Aloyce |
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Rok vydání: | 2022 |
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Zdroj: | South Sudan Medical Journal; Vol. 15 No. 4 (2022); 143-146 |
ISSN: | 2309-4613 2309-4605 |
DOI: | 10.4314/ssmj.v15i4.5 |
Popis: | Introduction: Hearing loss is a major public health problem in developed and developing countries. The objective of this study was to determine the causes and patterns of hearing loss at a private hospital that serves the largest number of patients with ear, nose and throat diseases in Tanzania’s largest city. Method: This was a hospital based descriptive cross-sectional study that was conducted at a private hospital in Dar es Salaam. Data were collected from January to June 2021 and analysed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 20. P-value |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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