Preventive audiology:
AOSIS Scholarly Books
| Field | Value | |
| Title | Preventive audiology: | |
| Creator | Khoza-Shangase, Katijah; University of the Witwatersrand Sebothoma, Ben; University of the Witwatersrand Govender, Samantha; Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University Joubert, Karin; University of the Witwatersrand Kanji, Amisha; University of the Witwatersrand Moroe, Nomfundo F; University of the Witwatersrand Masuku, Khetsiwe P; University of the Witwatersrand Maluleke, Ntsako P; Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University Ntlhakana, Liepollo; University of the Witwatersrand | |
| Description | This book is an original scholarly book that introduces the concept of preventive audiology, with a specific focus on the African context, which is in line with the South African re-engineered primary healthcare strategy as well as the World Health Organisation’s approach. The book reflects on contextually relevant and responsive evidence-based perspectives, grounded in an African context on preventive audiology, in four major ear and hearing burdens of disease within the South African context: (1) early hearing detection and intervention, (2) middle ear pathologies, (3) ototoxicity, and (4) noise-induced hearing loss. The book represents innovative research, seen from both a South African and global perspective. It offers new discourse and argues for a paradigm shift in how audiology is theorised and performed, particularly in low-and-middle-income country contexts. The goal of this book is to motivate a paradigm shift in how ear and hearing care is approached within this low-and-middle-income country context while arguing for Afrocentric best practice evidence that leads to next practice. | |
| Publisher | AOSIS Scholarly Books | |
| Date | 2022-11-29 | |
| Identifier | 978-1-77634-246-4 | |
| Source | AOSIS Scholarly Books; | |
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