Hearing Loss

Elemraid MA, Brabin BJ, Fraser WD, Harper G, Faragher B, Atef Z, et al. Characteristics of hearing impairment in Yemeni children with chronic suppurative otitis media: a case-control study. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2010 Mar;74(3):283-6.

Hearing Project Nepal. (2010). Overview. Retrieved from http://www.hearingprojectnepal.org/aboutus.php Accessed May 12, 2014.

Mathers C, Smith A, Concha M. Global burden of hearing loss in the year 2000. Global Burden of Disease 2000. WHO. http://www.who.int/healthinfo/statistics/bod_hearingloss.pdf Published 2000. Accessed May 7, 2008.

Schmitz, J., West, K. P., Khatry, S. K., Wu, L., LeClerq, S. C., Karna, S. L., … & Pillion, J. (2012). Vitamin A supplementation in preschool children and risk of hearing loss as adolescents and young adults in rural Nepal: randomised trial cohort follow-up study. BMJ, 344.

Schmitz J, Pillion JP, LeClerq SC, Khatry SK, Wu LS, Prasad R. Prevalence of hearing loss and ear morbidity among adolescents and young adults in rural southern Nepal. Int J Audiol. 2010 May;49(5):388-94.

World Health Organization (WHO). (2013). Millions of people in the world have hearing loss that can be treated or prevented. http://www.who.int/pbd/deafness/news/Millionslivewithhearingloss.pdf Accessed May 9, 2014

World Health Organization (WHO). (2013). Multi-country assessment of national capacity to provide hearing care. Retrieved from http://www.who.int/pbd/publications/WHOReportHearingCare_Englishweb.pdf?ua=1 Accessed May 9, 2014

Yun K, Hebrank K, Graber L, Sullivan M, Chen I, Gupta J. High Prevalence of Chronic Non-Communicable Conditions Among Adult Refugees: Implications for Practice and Policy. J Community Health. 2012 Oct;37(5):1110-8.