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Salud Pública de México
Print version ISSN 0036-3634
Abstract
GRAUE-HERNANDEZ, Enrique O et al. Self-reported hearing loss and visual impairment in adults from Central Mexico. Salud pública Méx [online]. 2019, vol.61, n.5, pp.629-636. Epub Aug 07, 2020. ISSN 0036-3634. https://doi.org/10.21149/10086.
Objective:
To determinate the prevalence of hearing loss (HL) and visual impairment (VI) among adult population from Tlaxcala, Mexico.
Materials and methods:
A population-based cross-sectional study comprising persons 50 years and older was conducted in 2013. Self-reported HL was measured using the Hearing Impairment Inventory for the Elderly (SHIIE) questionnaire; VI was determined using the Snellen tumbling E chart.
Results:
900 women and 611 men (mean age 66.1 years) were included. 481(31.8%) individuals had HL (415 alone and 66 combined with VI). Prevalence of HL alone and together with VI was associated with age (per two years, OR=1.03 and OR=1.18, respectively) and self-reported poor health status (OR=1.90 and OR=3.69, respectively).
Conclusion:
The high prevalence of these disabilities calls for the implementation of public health interventions that help to reduce its impact in the population.
Keywords : hearing loss; vision disorders; prevalence.
