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Determination risk factors for severe and profound hearing loss in child candidates for cochlear implantation in southeast of Iran during 2014-2020

Hearing loss can have a major impact on children's language development, academic success and hearing comprehension. The aim of the present study was to determinate risk factors for severe and profound hearing loss in child candidates for cochlear implantation in southeast of Iran during 2014-2...

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Published in:BMC pediatrics 2022-01, Vol.22 (1), p.62-62, Article 62
Main Authors: Afshar, Parya Jangipour, Afsharmanesh, Jila, Eslahi, Marzieh, Sheikhbardsiri, Hojjat, Moghadam, Mahmood Nekoei
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Summary:Hearing loss can have a major impact on children's language development, academic success and hearing comprehension. The aim of the present study was to determinate risk factors for severe and profound hearing loss in child candidates for cochlear implantation in southeast of Iran during 2014-2020. This case-control study consisted of 400 children referring to a cochlear implant center (in southeastern Iran) from Bandar Abbas, Zahedan and Kerman during the years 2014-2020 as cases. The subjects were selected using the random sampling method; 200 children hospitalized in Shafa and Afzalipour hospitals were selected as controls. Based on the results of the multivariate logistic regression, weight less than 1500 g (OR = 4.40: p 
ISSN:1471-2431
1471-2431
DOI:10.1186/s12887-022-03124-5