Characteristics of hearing loss in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Autor: Abraham, Zephania Saitabau, Kahinga, Aveline Aloyce
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