Prevalence, Patterns, and Factors Associated with Hearing Impairment Among Children and Adolescents with Sickle Cell Disease in Eastern Uganda: A Cross-Sectional Study
Christine Olwedo Adoch, Julius Otto, Derrick Amone, Julian Abeso, Nancy Malaika, Kevin Achiro, Martin Chebet, Richard Katuramu, Theoneste Hakizimana, Ivaan Pitua, Kim Andrew Otto, Mary Olwedo Abwola, Augustine Owiny Okejomoe · 2026
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Christine Olwedo Adoch and co-authors wrote a 2026 paper on hearing loss in children with sickle cell disease in eastern Uganda. The disease's blocked blood flow and chronic anemia can damage the inner ear. Yet hearing in these children is rarely checked in the region, even though the Mbale area carries one of Uganda's heaviest sickle cell loads.
The team tested two hundred twenty-five children and teens, aged five to eighteen, at a hospital clinic while they were in a steady state. A specialist ran tone tests, and impairment was set by the world standard threshold. They also looked for traits that travel with hearing loss. Numbers like these can push clinics to add hearing checks to routine sickle cell care.
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| CREATOR | Christine Olwedo Adoch, Julius Otto, Derrick Amone, Julian Abeso, Nancy Malaika, Kevin Achiro, Martin Chebet, Richard Katuramu, Theoneste Hakizimana, Ivaan Pitua, Kim Andrew Otto, Mary Olwedo Abwola, Augustine Owiny Okejomoe |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 30 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |