Attitude and knowledge of hearing loss among medical doctors selected to initiate a residency in Mexico |
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| Authors: | M. López-Vázquez P. Berruecos L.E. Lopez J. Cacho |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Consejo Nacional para las Personas con Discapacidad, Mexico City, Mexicomonicalopezvazquez@hotmail.com;3. Hospital General de México, Mexico City;4. Department of Mathematics, Stony Brook University, New York, USA;5. Comisión Interinstitucional para la Formación de Recursos Humanos en Salud, Mexico City, Mexico |
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| Abstract: | Early diagnosis and intervention of hearing loss are directly influenced by the knowledge and attitude towards this condition among medical personnel, particularly in countries where screening is not performed routinely. The objective of this paper was to evaluate the attitude and knowledge of hearing loss in a group of physicians. A questionnaire with five Likert-type items and five multiple choice and fill-in-the-blank items was completed by 2727 physicians selected to start a medical residency. Results suggested that physicians’ knowledge level on the matter is deficient and their attitude is far from the ideal; however, physicians selected for a residency in audiology showed slightly better results. |
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| Keywords: | Hearing loss Knowledge Attitude Hearing loss prevention Continuing medical education Developing country |
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