scholarly journals Effects of families’ socioeconomic and education level on auditory skills of cochlear implant users: an Iranian population study

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammadsaleh Moosapour ◽  
Mohammad Ajalloueyan ◽  
Farzaneh Zamiri Abdollahi ◽  
Maryam Delphi ◽  
Ali Berri Dizaji
Keyword(s):  
Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Hearing Loss ◽  
Cochlear Implant ◽  
Educational Level ◽  
Literacy Skill ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
The Family ◽  
Keywords Cochlear Implant ◽  
Best Fitting ◽  
Impaired Children

Background and Aim: Hearing loss can have disabling effects on all aspects of children’s life and demographic factors of families can have significant effects on children’s auditory deve­lopment. The main aim of the study was deter­mining the effects of socioeconomic and educa­tion level on auditory behaviors of hearing-impaired children. Methods: The study was cross sectional descrip­tive-analytic study and was conducted on 207 parents of children under age of four years with native Persian speaking parents with literacy skill. Their hearing impairment was identified before the first month of age. Early occurrence of hearing loss was considered to exclude any effe­cts of early exposure to normal auditory stimuli on the outcome measurements. The children had at least 3-month experience with the cochlear implant (CI) after best fitting and adaptation to their device at the time of the study. Samples were selected by convenience sampling method from available subjects. For determining socioeconomic level, Ghodratnama socioeco­nomic status (SES) questionnaire was used. Infa­nts and Toddlers Meaningful Auditory Integ­ration Scale (IT-MAIS) was selected for the auditory beha­viors study. Results: Socioeconomic and educational level of the family showed no significant effects on audi­tory behaviors. The age of receiving auditory ass­istive device had weak but statistically signifi­cant effect on the outcome. Conclusion: It seems that socioeconomic status and educational level of the family did not con­tribute to the auditory behaviors of children with cochlear implant. The generalizations of these results need further studies. Keywords: Cochlear implant; pediatric; auditory behaviors; socioeconomic status

scholarly journals Comparing Anxiety, Depression, and Stress in Consanguineous Versus Non-Consanguineous Parents of Children With Deafness in Baqiyatallah Hospital’s Cochlear Implant Center From 2007 to 2009

2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 85-89
Author(s):  
Sima Noohi ◽  
Mohammad Ghalamfarsa ◽  
Esmat Davoudi Monfared
Keyword(s):  
Hearing Loss ◽  
Cochlear Implant ◽  
Short Form ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Psychological Problems ◽  
Stressful Event ◽  
Depression And Anxiety ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
The Family ◽  
Anxiety Depression

Background: The birth of a child with a hearing disability is a stressful event in the family. Since consanguineous marriages are associated with the incidence of congenital hearing loss, it is expected that such parents will experience greater psychological problems. Objective: The current study investigated and compared anxiety, depression, and stress in parents of children with severe hearing loss who have undergone cochlear implantation with a focus on the relation between parents (consanguineous vs. non-consanguineous). Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted on all 180 couples (360 individuals) who had become parents and attended Baqiyatallah hospital’s Cochlear Implant Center from 2007 to 2009. The participants included two groups of consanguineous (125 couples) and non-consanguineous (55 couples) parents. After providing consent to participate in this study, the participants completed the short form of the Depression and Anxiety and Stress Scale questionnaire (DASS-21). Data analysis was done using SPSS 17 and t test. Results: The participating parents had high levels of depression, anxiety, and stress. Depression and anxiety were significantly higher among the consanguineous parents (P=0.001 and P=0.005, respectively). However, stress levels were not significantly different between the 2 groups. Moreover, compared to the fathers, the mothers had higher levels of depression, anxiety, and stress (P<0.05). Conclusion: Based on these findings, it may be concluded that the birth of a child with hearing loss can be the source of psychological problems in parents, particularly in consanguineous parents. Furthermore, mothers are more psychologically vulnerable than fathers.

scholarly journals Emotion Understanding Correlates With Parental Emotional Expressivity in Chinese Youths With Hearing Loss and Typical Hearing

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yousong Hu ◽  
Shuyang Dong ◽  
Fang Guan ◽  
Outong Chen ◽  
Jun Chen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Hearing Loss ◽  
Language Comprehension ◽  
Emotion Understanding ◽  
The Self ◽  
Regression Coefficients ◽  
Emotional Expressivity ◽  
Regression Analyses ◽  
The Family ◽  
The Eu

This study aimed at examining the differences between Chinese youths with hearing loss (HL) and with typical hearing (TH) in emotion understanding (EU), parental emotional expressivity, and the associations between EU and parental emotional expressivity. The participants were 282 youths with HL (14.58 ± 3.42 years old) and 350 youths with TH (11.69 ± 2.49 years old). EU was measured by four visual-mode tasks, of which two involve language comprehension while the others do not. Parents reported positive and negative emotional expressivity on the Self-Expressiveness in the Family Questionnaire. Covariates were controlled for including socioeconomic status, parent gender, youth gender, age, intelligence, and teacher-reported comprehension difficulties. Results showed that the four EU tasks were more challenging for the youths with HL than for the youths with TH. The interaction effect of the two groups × 4 tasks was not significant, suggesting that the differences between the two groups of youths in EU were generally similar across the four tasks. The parents of the youths with HL did not differ from the parents of the youths with TH in how often they displayed positive and negative emotional expressivity. Multigroup regression analyses revealed that negative emotional expressivity was negatively related to EU in the youths with HL but not in the youths with TH. However, these two regression coefficients were not significantly different. Positive emotional expressivity was not related to EU in either group. In conclusion, this study extends the knowledge about the EU of Chinese youths with HL and emotion-related socialization of the parents of these youths.

scholarly journals Association of parents' nutritional status, and sociodemographic and dietary factors with overweight/obesity in schoolchildren 7 to 14 years old

2012 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
pp. 291-304 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carla de Oliveira Bernardo ◽  
Francisco de Assis Guedes de Vasconcelos
Keyword(s):  
Nutritional Status ◽  
Family Environment ◽  
Educational Level ◽  
Task Force ◽  
Sociodemographic Factors ◽  
Dietary Factors ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
The Family ◽  
Mother’S Age ◽  
Mother's Educational Level

To assess the association of parents' nutritional status, and dietary and sociodemographic factors with overweight/obesity in schoolchildren in Florianópolis Island, Santa Catarina State, Brazil, this cross-sectional epidemiological study examined 2,826 schoolchildren 7 to 14 years old, classified according to body mass index curves for age and sex recommended by the International Obesity Task Force. Data were analyzed using Poisson regression. The final model showed overweight/obesity in boys associated directly with father's educational level, mother's age, and parents' nutritional status, and inversely with mother's educational level, and number of daily meals. Among girls, it associated directly with parents' nutritional status and the schoolchildren's age, and inversely with consumption of risk foods. The variables that associated with overweight/obesity differed between the sexes, except parents' nutritional status. Boys and girls with both parents overweight or obese were, respectively, 80% and 150% more likely to exhibit the same diagnosis, indicating the need for interventions that include the family environment.

scholarly journals Knowledge Level, Sosioeconomy Status of Family Head, and Ownership of Latrines in Gunung Agung Village Argamakmur North Bengkulu

2018 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 76-85
Author(s):  
Suryani Suryani ◽  
Yusran Fauzi ◽  
Fikitri Maya Sari ◽  
Nahari Ratu Cempaka Wilis
Keyword(s):  
Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
Household Head ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Bivariate Analysis ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Family Head ◽  
The Family ◽  
Level Of Knowledge

Sanitation is intentional behavior in empowering clean life that has the purpose of preventing humans from being in direct contact with dirt and other hazardous waste materials in the hope of maintaining and improving human health. The use of latrines as a place to dispose of human waste is very necessary to avoid and reduce various types of environmental pollution and transmission of diseases, and can support the creation of a clean and healthy environment. This study aims to determine the relationship between the level of knowledge and socioeconomic status of the family head with ownership of family latrines in Gunung Agung Village, Argamakmur City, North Bengkulu. The design of this study uses analytical survey with Cross Sectional approach. The population taken was all family heads in Gunung Agung Village, Argamakmur City, North Bengkulu. Sampling in this study were 85 samples, using proportional random sampling technique, namely 66 samples that had family latrines and 19 samples that did not have family latrines. Data collection in this study uses primary and secondary data with data analysis techniques carried out by univariate and bivariate analysis with Chi-Square test through SPSS program. The results obtained: from 85 household head respondents, it can be seen that there are 66 families (77.6%) who have family latrines, there are 42 families (49.4%) have a sufficient level of knowledge, there are 56 households (65.9%) with the status of Prosperous    Family I. This study shows that there is a significant relationship between the level of knowledge and socioeconomic status of the head of the family with ownership of family latrines in Gunung Agung Village, Argamakmur City, North Bengkulu. Keywords: knowledge of family heads, ownership of family latrines, socio-economic status

scholarly journals Prevalence of psychosocial problems in children with and without epilepsy: A comparative cross-section study.

2021 ◽  
Vol 28 (04) ◽  
pp. 557-563
Author(s):  
Erum Afzal ◽  
Waqas Imran Khan ◽  
Mohammad Khalid Iqbal ◽  
Kausar Aftab ◽  
Tanveer Ahmad
Keyword(s):  
Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Low Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Educational Level ◽  
Psychosocial Problems ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Epileptic Children ◽  
Group A ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Group B

Objectives: To compare the prevalence of psychosocial problems in children with and without epilepsy. Study Design: Comparative Cross Sectional study. Settings: The Children’s Hospital and The Institute of Child Health Multan (CH & ICH). Period: July 2019 to December 2019. Material & Methods: Fifty-nine patients of either gender, 5 -12 years of age, diagnosed as Epilepsy were included in group A. For the group B the patient of same number, age and gender without epilepsy visiting the general outpatient department of the hospital with acute illness were included. The children having known psychiatric disorder, and intellectual disability were excluded. Educational level of parents, socioeconomic status, Time of onset, type, outcome of epilepsy, number of antiepileptic medicines used and EEG findings were noted. Intelligence Quotient of each patient was calculated. A Pediatric Symptom Checklist was used for psychosocial problems in all children. Data was analyzed by using SPSS version 20. Result: Out of 118 patients (59 in group A and 59 in group B), 68% (n=73) were male. Mean age of the participants was 10.2years (st dev.±11.1). Patients age ranging between 5-9 years constituted 32% (n=38) while 68% (n=80) were more than 9 to 12 years. Most of the children belonged to low socioeconomic status 66% (n=78). Educational level of parents was below matric in 67.8% (n=80) and 32.2% (n=38) were above matric. In Group A 64.41% (n=38) patients had generalized tonic clonic type of epilepsy, 28.81% (n=17) partial/focal type and 3.39% (n= 2) myoclonic type. In 42% (n=52) of patient’s epilepsy was controlled while in 58% (n=7) patients it was uncontrolled. Psychosocial problems were detected in 59.3% (n=35) patients in epileptic group A while in 23.7% (n=14) in non-epileptic group B. Single use of antiepileptic was important factor causing psychosocial problems in epileptic children. Conclusion: Psychosocial problems are more common in Epileptic children, so psychological evaluation and management must be integral part of their therapy.

scholarly journals Comparing the Characteristics of Cigarette Smoking and e-Cigarette and IQOS Use among Adolescents in Taiwan

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yue-Chune Lee ◽  
Li-Chuan Chang ◽  
Chieh Hsu ◽  
Pei-Ching Chen
Keyword(s):  
Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Cigarette Smoking ◽  
Educational Level ◽  
Smoking Status ◽  
Smoking Behavior ◽  
Tobacco Product ◽  
Current Cigarette Smoking ◽  
Global Youth Tobacco Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Current Cigarette

Objectives. Our objective in this study was to identify the risk factors for cigarette, e-cigarette, and IQOS use among adolescents in Taiwan, with a particular focus on socioeconomic status, smoking status of parents and peers, cigarette promotions, and anti-tobacco campaigns. Methods. Data were obtained from the 2018 version of the annual cross-sectional Taiwan Global Youth Tobacco Survey, which is used to monitor tobacco use among Taiwanese adolescents in junior and senior high schools. The dependent variables in the study were “current cigarette smoking,” “current use of e-cigarettes,” and “current use of IQOS devices” (i.e., during the 30 days prior to survey completion). Independent variables included gender, school grade, monthly income/allowance, educational level of parents, smoking status of parents, smoking status of close friends, access to free cigarettes, exposure to cigarette advertisements, and attendance at anti-tobacco courses. Logistic regression was used in the identification of factors correlated with the current use of cigarettes, e-cigarettes, or IQOS. Results. We determined that 5.65% of the adolescents in the study were currently using cigarettes, 2.74% were currently using e-cigarettes, and 2.33% were currently using IQOS. Our analysis revealed a number of factors that have a bearing on smoking behavior, including gender, monthly allowance, educational level of parents, smoking status of parents and close friends, access to free cigarettes, and exposure to cigarette advertisements. Conclusions. The tobacco product that was most widely used by adolescents was cigarettes, followed by e-cigarettes and IQOS. The socioeconomic status, smoking status of parents/close friends, and access to cigarettes were all identified as important factors related to the current use of cigarettes, e-cigarettes, and IQOS by adolescents.

scholarly journals The Correlation between Family Socioeconomic Status and the Delayed Treatment of Retinoblastoma Patients at Dr. Soetomo General Hospital Surabaya

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 52
Author(s):  
Nanning Naimatuningsih ◽  
Hendrian Soebagjo ◽  
Rosy Setiawati ◽  
Rozalina Loebis
Keyword(s):  
Socioeconomic Status ◽  
General Hospital ◽  
Educational Level ◽  
Poor Prognosis ◽  
Family Income ◽  
Occupational Level ◽  
Family Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Delayed Treatment ◽  
The Family ◽  
Mother's Educational Level

Introduction: Retinoblastoma is a cancer with the highest incidence in children and the second type of cancer that most often causes death in children in Indonesia. The level of delay in attending treatment for retinoblastoma patients in Dr. Soetomo General Hospital Surabaya is still high because in general the patients come with an advanced stage, they are already in serious condition or with a poor prognosis. Treatment delay from the patients can be caused by the patients that are not feeling disturbed by the disease, not aware of the dangers of the disease, feel afraid, have no cost, the family does not allow them to see the doctor, and the health facilities are unaccessable. One of the factors that influence decision making whether or not someone comes to seek treatment is their socioeconomic status. A high education level will make it easier for a person or society to obtain and understand information to solve health problems that are happening in their families, and then with a high level of occupation and income, people are able to choose health services for themselves. The aim of this research is to analyze the correlation between family socioeconomic status with the delayed treatment for retinoblastoma patients at Dr. Soetomo General Hospital Surabaya.Methods: This research used observational analytic cross-sectional study. This research was conducted with the help of 33 retinoblastoma patients and families of retinoblastoma patients in the Outpatient Unit of the Poli Onkologi Satu Atap (POSA) Mata at Dr. Soetomo General Hospital Surabaya, and was taken by total sampling.Results: The results were obtained from 33 samples, 18.2% of patients came with a good prognosis, and 81.8% of patients came with a poor prognosis. The Fisher’s Exact Test analysis (α = 0.05) was used to determine the correlation between the father’s educational level and the delayed treatment of retinoblastoma patients (p = 0.322), correlation between the mother’s educational level and the delayed treatment of retinoblastoma patients (p = 0.129), correlation between the father’s level of occupation and the delayed treatment of retinoblastoma patients (p = 0.028), correlation between the mother’s occupational level and the delayed treatment of retinoblastoma patients (p = 0.640), correlation between the family income level and the delayed treatment of retinoblastoma patients (p = 0.026).Conclusion: There were significant correlation between father’s occupational level and family income level with the delayed treatment of retinoblastoma patients. Meanwhile there were no significant correlation between father’s educational level, mother’s educational level, and mother’s occupational level with the delayed treatment of retinoblastoma patients.

scholarly journals Thyroid function in hearing impaired children with cochlear implant

2015 ◽  
Vol 62 (3) ◽  
pp. 276-279
Author(s):  
Alexandra-Cristina Neagu ◽  
◽  
Monica Gheorghiu ◽  
◽  
Keyword(s):  
Hearing Loss ◽  
Cochlear Implant ◽  
Thyroid Function ◽  
Congenital Hypothyroidism ◽  
Serum Levels ◽  
Study Group ◽  
Congenital Hearing Loss ◽  
Pendred Syndrome ◽  
Impaired Children ◽  
Thyroid Abnormalities

Congenital hypothyroidism may be associated with hearing loss. However, the prevalence of thyroid abnormalities in children with severe hearing loss is not clearly evaluated. The authors assessed the thyroid function in 30 children with profound sensorineural bilateral hearing loss, with cochlear implant, to determine if there is any association between congenital hearing loss and hypothyroidism. Serum levels of TSH and free thyroxine were normal in the study group. None had Pendred syndrome. We present a literature review on the association between hearing loss and thyroid abnormalities and the importance of testing hearing in children with congenital hypothyroidism.

scholarly journals Omfang av vold og seksuelle overgrep blant samer og ikke-samer

2020 ◽  
pp. 127-144
Author(s):  
Astrid Margrethe Anette Eriksen
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Violence ◽  
Ethnic Differences ◽  
Interpersonal Violence ◽  
Educational Level ◽  
Physical Violence ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
The Family ◽  
Living Area

Sami ethnicity has previously not been included in national population-based surveys. Hence, knowledge about violence and sexual abuse among the indigenous Sami in Norway has been sparse. This study is based on data from SAMINOR 2, a population-based, cross-sectional survey on health and living conditions in areas with both Sami and non-Sami in Central and Northern Norway. It includes a total of 11,296 participants: 2,197 (19.4 percent) Sami respondents and 9,099 non-Sami (80.6 percent) respondents. The aim was to assess the prevalence and investigate ethnic differences in sexual, physical, and emotional violence among a population of both Sami and non-Sami women and men. The results show that more Sami women reported emotional, physical, and sexual violence compared to non-Sami women. Almost half of the Sami women and one-third of the non-Sami women reported any lifetime violence. Sami men were more likely to report emotional and physical violence compared to non-Sami men. However, the ethnic differences in sexual violence among men were not significant. Over one-third of the Sami men reported any lifetime violence compared to less than a quarter of the non-Sami men, and most respondents reported violence in childhood. The findings indicate that Sami ethnicity is a risk factor for exposure to lifetime interpersonal violence. The differences remained significant after adjusting for age, educational level, living area, religion, and alcohol intake. For all types of violence, a known perpetrator outside the family was more commonly reported.

scholarly journals The Relationship between Socioeconomic Status and The Patterns of Food and Nutrition Consumption of the Household in Rural Areas of Muaro Jambi Regency

2016 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 118-124
Author(s):  
Suandi Suandi ◽  
Yusma Damayanti
Keyword(s):  
Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Random Sampling ◽  
Household Head ◽  
Simple Random Sampling ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Family Socioeconomic Status ◽  
The Family ◽  
Food And Nutrition ◽  
The Relationship

The objective of this research is to analyze the relationship between family socioeconomic status and nutritional adequacy rate in rural areas of Muaro Jambi, Jambi Province. The study design was cross-sectional. The study was conducted in rural areas of Muaro Jambi, Jambi province by selecting three districts, namely: district of Sekernan, Kumpeh Ulu, and Mestong. The research was conducted from July to December 2014. The sample was 180 families and were taken by purposive and simple random sampling. Data were tested by descriptive and Product Moment Correlation. The results showed that consumption of food and nutrition in the study area is almost close to the recommended nutrition adequacy standard. Results of the analysis showed that the variables of household head age, family size and income are positively and significantly correlated to energy and protein consumption adequacy of the family, while the factor of household head education was unrelated.

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