MHealth-Supported Hearing Health Training for Early Childhood Development Practitioners: An Intervention Study.

ABSTRACT: (1) Hearing health training and promotion is a priority for early childhood development (ECD) practitioners, but training opportunities are limited, especially in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC). mHealth (mobile health) has the potential to deliver scalable ear and hearing training to ECD practitioners. (2) This study investigated the effect of an mHealth training intervention program for ECD practitioners to improve knowledge and perceptions of hearing health in young children. An experimental one-group, pre-post-test study included ECD practitioners working with children between birth and 6 years old across 31 neighbouring communities in the Western Cape Province, South Africa. Hearing health training was provided using WhatsApp messages that encompassed infographics and voice no

SUBMITTER: du Plessis D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9658621 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature