Community-based hearing screening for young children using an mHealth service-delivery model.

Shouneez Yousuf HusseinDe Wet SwanapoelFaheema MahomedLeigh Biagio-de Jager

Published in: Global health action (2018)

Smartphone-based hearing screening can be used by CHWs to detect unidentified children affected by hearing loss within ECD centers. Active noise monitoring, quality indices of test operators and cloud-based data management and referral features of the hearScreenTM application allows for the asynchronous management of hearing screenings and follow-ups.

Keyphrases

hearing loss
mental health
young adults
primary care
air pollution
machine learning
quality improvement
artificial intelligence
deep learning
data analysis