McPherson B, Swart S M
Department of Speech Pathology and Audiology, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.
Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 1997 May 4;40(1):1-18. doi: 10.1016/s0165-5876(97)01508-5.
Nearly 10% of the world's population lives in sub-Saharan Africa, a region comprised of many countries with least developed nation status. The region has a predominantly young population and many children in the region are at risk of pathologies associated with hearing loss. Despite the constraints associated with low socioeconomic levels, a number of valuable studies have been carried out into the prevalence and etiology of childhood hearing loss in the sub-Saharan region. A review of the published literature related to childhood hearing loss in sub-Saharan Africa is presented and recommendations made on possible future research directions that could assist hearing loss prevention and management.
世界上近10%的人口生活在撒哈拉以南非洲地区，该地区由许多最不发达国家组成。该地区人口主要以年轻人为主，该地区许多儿童面临与听力损失相关的疾病风险。尽管存在社会经济水平低的限制，但仍针对撒哈拉以南地区儿童听力损失的患病率和病因开展了一些有价值的研究。本文对撒哈拉以南非洲地区与儿童听力损失相关的已发表文献进行了综述，并就可能有助于听力损失预防和管理的未来研究方向提出了建议。
