Open AccessEffectiveness of an ear and hearing care training program for frontline health workers: A before and after study
Author(s) -
Fatimah I. Tsiga-Ahmed,
Abdulazeez Ahmed
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
annals of african medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.433
H-Index - 26
ISSN - 1596-3519
DOI - 10.4103/aam.aam_9_19
Subject(s) - medicine , confidence interval , intervention (counseling) , confounding , primary care , health care , baseline (sea) , hearing loss , physical therapy , family medicine , audiology , nursing , oceanography , pathology , geology , economics , economic growth
Delegating ear and hearing care (EHC) tasks to frontline health workers may help to improve muchneeded access to this specialized care. Primary healthcare workers (PHCWs) need to acquire relevant knowledge and skill to recognize, refer, and/or treat simple ear problems. This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of an EHC training program for PHCWs.