Correlates of hearing difficulty in adult Pakistani population.
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چکیده
Hearing impairment is common among the elderly and it compromises communication with resultant poor psychological functioning in affected individuals of all ages. To describe, age gender, literacy and residency status associated with self reported hearing difficulty in adults and its prevalence in Pakistan, we used data from the National Health Survey of Pakistan (NHSP) 1990-94; with written permission from the Federal Ministry of Health, Islamabad. We selected all the adults aged 26 and above who responded to the question “Do you have difficulty in hearing?” Individuals responding affirmatively to this question were identified as having difficulty in hearing. A two-stage stratified sample design was adopted for NHSP. Design-based analysis with SUDAAN 9.01 was done using logistic regression. Odds Ratios (OR) were computed for the association of self reported difficulty in hearing with various demographic variables.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of Ayub Medical College, Abbottabad : JAMC
دوره 18 4 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2006