Abstract
Abstract: Early identification and access to quality habilitative services designed for children with hearing loss is the key to developing language and communication skills commensurate with the children’s cognitive abilities. Early identification will provide the opportunity for improved outcomes for thousands of children with hearing loss. Objective: To review the role of parents knowledge and health care Access to the identification of children with hearing impairment. The study design was cross-sectional, with the sample were 45 parents of children at SLB – B Karnnamanohara Yogyakarta at the nursery-child and play group. Interviewer administered a questionnaire to the parents, for evaluations of their knowledge about deaf children and health care access. After obtained the data from the each variable, then test with chi-square statistic. The significant result shown at parental knowledge (p=0,028) and health care access (p= 0,02). This means that there were significant differences between parental knowledge about speech and language development and health care access to early detection of deafness in children. Parents knowledge and health care access influenced to the identification of children with hearing impairment. Keywords: Parental knowledge, speech and language development, early detection, children with hearing loss, health care access
Highlights
Hearing loss is one of the most common congenital anomalies, occurring in approximately 2-4 infants per 1000.1 Prior to implementation of universal newborn screening, testing was conducted only on infants who met the criteria of the high-risk register (HRR)
Research has found that early identification hearing impairment and subsequent rapid intervention for these children can positively impact their language development.[3]
A prior informed consent was sought before interviewer administered a questionnaire to the parents, for evaluations of their awareness and knowledge about speech and language development and health care access of the family
Summary
Hearing loss is one of the most common congenital anomalies, occurring in approximately 2-4 infants per 1000.1 Prior to implementation of universal newborn screening, testing was conducted only on infants who met the criteria of the high-risk register (HRR). Of infants born with hearing loss have no known risk factors.[2] Without screening for hearing impairment, children routinely remain undetected until about 3 years of age, which is a critical period for language learning. Research has found that early identification hearing impairment and subsequent rapid intervention for these children can positively impact their language development.[3]. Infants who are not identified before 6 months of age have delays in speech and language development. Intervention at or before 6 months of age allows a child with impaired hearing to develop normal speech and language, alongside his or her hearing peers.[4] Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Programs (EHDI) has become a standard practice in these countries.[5]
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