%0 Journal Article
%T Does Hearing Impairment Have an Impact on the ChildrenĄ¯s Education in Casamance, South of Senegal?
%A Ndadi Tchiengang K. Junie
%A Evelyne Siga Diom
%A Bay Karim Diallo
%J International Journal of Otolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery
%P 313-319
%@ 2168-5460
%D 2021
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/ijohns.2021.104028
%X <strong>Goal:</strong> To determine the impact of deafness on the schooling of children in Casamance and the factors that characterize these repercussions. <strong>Patients and Methods:</strong> This was a retrospective, cross-sectional and multicenter study carried out in the ENT departments of the peace and regional hospitals of Ziguinchor over a period of 7 years from January 1, 2012 to December 31, 2019. It included hearing impaired children aged 1 to 18. <strong>Results:</strong> 178 hearing impaired children were collected during the study period. One hundred and forty-seven children were in school (82, 58%), the majority (85.03%) attending formal schools. Fifty-seven children had a speech disorder (32.02%). The average age of screening for deafness was 9 years. Deafness was mild in 53 patients. Thirteen patients had severe deafness. Two patients presented with cophosis. <strong>Conclusion:</strong> Our study shows that deafness does indeed have an impact on a childĄ¯s education in Casamance, but this impact is hardly taken into account.
%K Repercussion
%K Hearing Impairment
%K Child
%K Casamance
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=110493