World Health Organization, Prevention of Blindness and Deafness, Chronic Disease and Health Promotion, Geneva, Switzerland.
Int J Audiol. 2009;48(7):473-85. doi: 10.1080/14992020902803120.
A data bank of prevalence of hearing impairment for monitoring and implementation of programmes at national or global level and for the estimate of the global burden has been established. A systematic search was conducted of random-sample population-based studies of bilateral hearing impairment with clearly defined hearing threshold levels. Fifty-three studies from 31 countries from all WHO regions were found to meet the selection criteria. The prevalence of mild and disabling hearing impairment and other details from the studies are reported by WHO region. Although a large number of studies were found, only a small number among them were suitable surveys of prevalence of bilateral hearing impairment in the general population. Hearing impairment is a major disability that should be monitored at all ages: more population-based surveys are needed in all regions of the world. Utilization of the WHO protocol is recommended for collection and analysis of data in standard ways; especially recommended is the use of WHO threshold levels and to report the prevalence of bilateral impairment, both of which required to calculate burden.
已经建立了一个听力障碍流行数据库，用于监测和实施国家或全球层面的计划，并估计全球负担。对具有明确听力阈值水平的双侧听力障碍的随机抽样人群研究进行了系统搜索。在所有世界卫生组织区域的 31 个国家中，发现了 53 项符合选择标准的研究。报告了来自世卫组织区域的研究中轻度和失能性听力障碍及其他详细信息。尽管发现了大量的研究，但其中只有少数是针对一般人群双侧听力障碍流行情况的适当调查。听力障碍是一种主要残疾，应在所有年龄段进行监测：世界各地都需要更多的基于人群的调查。建议采用世卫组织的方案，以标准方式收集和分析数据；特别建议使用世卫组织的阈值水平，并报告双侧损伤的流行情况，这两者都需要计算负担。
