TABLE 3.
Proportion of participants with hearing impairment (%) per age group (n = 850).
| Age group (years) | n | Slight impairment† (26 dB – 40 dB)‡ |
DHI (>40 dB)‡ |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | CI | % | CI | ||
| 0–3.11 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 1.91 | 0.01–0.05 |
| 4–14.11 | 251 | 6.77 | 0.04–0.11 | 1.91 | 0.01–0.05 |
| 15–64.11 | 465 | 12.04 | 0.1–0.17 | 7.96 | 0.06–0.11 |
| >65 | 71 | 28.17 | 0.26–0.53 | 46.48 | 0.36–0.53 |
| Total | 850 | 10.94 | 0.09–0.14 | 8.94 | 0.08–0.12 |
DHI, Disabling hearing impairment.
†
, World Health Organization (WHO) criteria for grading of hearing impairment;
‡
, Grading is according to the WHO. The degree of hearing loss is indicated in brackets. Hearing loss >40 dB in the better hearing ear in adults and >30 dB in children.