Community-based hearing aid fitting model for adults in low-income communities facilitated by community health workers: a feasibility study

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Bopane Mothemela · Collaborative Group (United States)

Caitlin Frisby · Collaborative Group (United States)

Faheema Mahomed‐Asmail · Collaborative Group (United States)

Tersia de Kock · Université de Hearst

David R. Moore · Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

Vinaya Manchaiah · University of Colorado Hospital

De Wet Swanepoel

Abstract

The community-based hearing aid fitting model is feasible and demonstrated positive hearing aid outcomes in a low-income community. This approach, supported bymHealth technologies and CHWs, presents a promising solution to address the hearing care gap in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).

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Hearing Loss and Rehabilitation Noise Effects and Management Assistive Technology in Communication and Mobility

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Published in: Global Health Action

Volume 18, Issue 1, pp. 2545630-2545630

DOI: 10.1080/16549716.2025.2545630

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Community-based hearing aid fitting model for adults in low-income communities facilitated by community health workers: a feasibility study

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