Abstract: Background: Hearing is important for language development in children, especially during the first 5 years of life. Hearing impairment (HI) during this critical period may have a negative impact on speech, language, academic, and socio-emotional development. Aim: the study aimed to assess caregiver's awareness regarding their children under five years with hearing impairment. Design: descriptive research design was applied in this study. Sample: Purposive sample of caregivers was equal 450 caregivers having child under five years. Setting: (Hearing And Speech Institute) at Embaba district (Giza, Egypt). Tools:one tool was used A structural interviewing questionnaire was used in the study, it contains four parts" Sociodemographic characteristics of caregivers, Past and present medical history of child and family , caregiver's knowledge about child hearing impairment, caregiver's attitude regarding their child.....
Keywords: caregiver's awareness, children under five years, hearing impairment
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