Community-based adult hearing care provided by community healthcare workers using mHealth technologies

• Main Authors: Caitlin Frisby (Author), Robert H. Eikelboom (Author), Faheema Mahomed-Asmail (Author), Hannah Kuper (Author), Tersia de Kock (Author), Vinaya Manchaiah (Author), De Wet Swanepoel (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group, 2022-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background The rising prevalence of hearing loss is a global health concern. Professional hearing services are largely absent within low- and middle-income countries where appropriate skills are lacking. Task-shifting to community healthcare workers (CHWs) supported by mHealth technologies is an imp...