Table 1.

Responses to parental questionnaire (n=363)

Question	No (%)	95% CI
Who first detected or suspected your child's problem (n=357):
Parent	289 (81)	76.5 to 84.9
Relation	18 (5)	3.1 to 8.0
Neighbour	13 (3)	2.0 to 6.3
Doctor/health worker	31 (9)	6.1 to 12.2
Friend	4 (1)	0.4 to 3.0
Other	2 (1)	1.1 to 2.2
When did you first notice that your child had hearing problem (n=359):
0 - 6 months	42 (12)	8.7 to 15.6
6 months - 1 year	89 (25)	20.5 to 29.7
1 - 2 years	142 (40)	34.5 to 44.8
2 - 5 years	70 (19)	15.6 to 24.1
After 5 years	16 (4)	2.7 to 7.3
How did you first notice that your child had hearing problem (n=314):
Failure to respond to sound	153 (49)	43.1 to 54.4
Failure to respond to own name	58 (18)	14.4 to 23.3
Observed speech and language delay	50 (16)	12.2 to 20.6
Observed speech and language defects or unintelligible speech	3 (1)	0.2 to 3.0
Failure to obey simple commands e.g. No, Come, Sit down, Bye-bye etc.	33 (11)	7.4 to 14.6
Other	17 (5)	3.3 to 8.7
What did you first do to help your child (n=315):
Consulted a medical doctor	243 (77)	72.1 to 81.7
Sought spiritual healing	15 (5)	2.8 to 7.9
Took child to school for the deaf	24 (8)	5.0 to 11.3
Waited to see if the problem would resolve	24 (8)	5.0 to 11.3
Did not know what to do	4 (1)	0.4 to 3.4
Other	5 (1)	0.6 to 3.9
Has your child ever used hearing aids (n=247):
Yes	49 (20)	15.1 to 25.4
No	198 (80)	74.6 to 84.9