Hearing Loss in Schoolchildren Attending a School Close to a Source of Urban Noise Pollution

Ignace Magloire Kaumbu Nsapu; Richard Matanda Nzanza; Daniel Okitundu Luwa E-Andjafono; Dieudonné Nyembue Tshipukane; Israel Kenda Makopa; Christophe Mambueni Thamba

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Hearing Loss in Schoolchildren Attending a School Close to a Source of Urban Noise Pollution

Ignace Magloire Kaumbu Nsapu, Richard Matanda Nzanza, Daniel Okitundu Luwa E-Andjafono, Dieudonné Nyembue Tshipukane, Israel Kenda Makopa, Christophe Mambueni Thamba

Published in European Journal of Clinical and Biomedical Sciences (Volume 8, Issue 4)

Received: 10 June 2022 Accepted: 7 July 2022 Published: 20 July 2022

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Background: Noise induced hearing loss is a sensory impairment prevalent at any age. It is a risk factor for school performance decline in countries in low-incomes countries. In this study, we find very few studies on this scientific evidence in sub-Saharan countries. Objective: to assess the association between hearing loss and performance in young schoolchildren, and whether exposure to environmental noise has moderated this association among young primary school children in an educational district in Kinshasa. Methods: A cross-sectional descriptive study on data obtained from a representative urban survey between 2019 and 2021. A total of 158 children aged 11 to 16 eligible for TENAFEP and with a dichotomized measure of auditory status found or not during an ENT examination were included. Cognition was measured using SIFTER and TENAFEP results. Results: Noise and hearing impairment in this study were associated with decreased academic performance, with an odds ratio of 2.48 (1.22-5.06). By comparing the 2 sub-sets we find that the prevalence of risk is 8% higher in schoolchildren with hearing impairment compared to normal-hearing students. Attendance at the places of worship and discos moderated the association between hearing loss and auditory perception reflected in school performance for all samples and the boys' sample. Conclusion: Noise was associated with deafness and academic performance, and music of discos and worship moderated association in boys rather than girls.

Published in	European Journal of Clinical and Biomedical Sciences (Volume 8, Issue 4)
DOI	10.11648/j.ejcbs.20220804.11
Page(s)	55-61
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Hearing Impairment, Environmental Noise, Schoolchildren Performance

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Ignace Magloire Kaumbu Nsapu, Richard Matanda Nzanza, Daniel Okitundu Luwa E-Andjafono, Dieudonné Nyembue Tshipukane, Israel Kenda Makopa, et al. Hearing Loss in Schoolchildren Attending a School Close to a Source of Urban Noise Pollution. Eur J Clin Biomed Sci. 2022;8(4):55-61. doi: 10.11648/j.ejcbs.20220804.11

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Ignace Magloire Kaumbu Nsapu

Faculty of Medicine, Department of ENT, University of Kinshasa, Kinshasa, Congo
Richard Matanda Nzanza

Faculty of Medicine, Department of ENT, University of Kinshasa, Kinshasa, Congo
Daniel Okitundu Luwa E-Andjafono

Faculty of Medicine, Department of ENT, University of Kinshasa, Kinshasa, Congo
Dieudonné Nyembue Tshipukane

Faculty of Medicine, Department of ENT, University of Kinshasa, Kinshasa, Congo
Israel Kenda Makopa

Faculty of Medicine, University of Hassan II of Casablanca, Casablanca, Morocco
Christophe Mambueni Thamba

Diocesan Office of Medical Works (BDOM-KIN), Kinshasa, Congo

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T1  - Hearing Loss in Schoolchildren Attending a School Close to a Source of Urban Noise Pollution
AU  - Ignace Magloire Kaumbu Nsapu
AU  - Richard Matanda Nzanza
AU  - Daniel Okitundu Luwa E-Andjafono
AU  - Dieudonné Nyembue Tshipukane
AU  - Israel Kenda Makopa
AU  - Christophe Mambueni Thamba
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PY  - 2022
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JO  - European Journal of Clinical and Biomedical Sciences
SP  - 55
EP  - 61
PB  - Science Publishing Group
SN  - 2575-5005
UR  - https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ejcbs.20220804.11
AB  - Background: Noise induced hearing loss is a sensory impairment prevalent at any age. It is a risk factor for school performance decline in countries in low-incomes countries. In this study, we find very few studies on this scientific evidence in sub-Saharan countries. Objective: to assess the association between hearing loss and performance in young schoolchildren, and whether exposure to environmental noise has moderated this association among young primary school children in an educational district in Kinshasa. Methods: A cross-sectional descriptive study on data obtained from a representative urban survey between 2019 and 2021. A total of 158 children aged 11 to 16 eligible for TENAFEP and with a dichotomized measure of auditory status found or not during an ENT examination were included. Cognition was measured using SIFTER and TENAFEP results. Results: Noise and hearing impairment in this study were associated with decreased academic performance, with an odds ratio of 2.48 (1.22-5.06). By comparing the 2 sub-sets we find that the prevalence of risk is 8% higher in schoolchildren with hearing impairment compared to normal-hearing students. Attendance at the places of worship and discos moderated the association between hearing loss and auditory perception reflected in school performance for all samples and the boys' sample. Conclusion: Noise was associated with deafness and academic performance, and music of discos and worship moderated association in boys rather than girls.
VL  - 8
IS  - 4
ER  -

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