Predictors of hearing screening among residents of Saudi Arabia at primary healthcare settings in Riyadh: useful insights from a cross-sectional survey
We found a very low prevalence of hearing screening among residents of Saudi Arabia. Older age, educated, employed, people with good status health, and diabetic individuals were more likely to go for hearing screening. Health literacy sessions need to be carried out to raise awareness among residents of Saudi Arabia and more robust epidemiological studies need to be carried out to explore the reasons of low hearing screening in this population.
Authors
- Lama Alomari (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9043-2071)
- Ashraf El‐Metwally (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5575-0077)
- Mamdouh M. Shubair (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4758-072X)
- Hanan M. Al Kadri
- Faris Fatani
- Ibtehaj F. Alshdoukhi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-6081-1331)
- Rasha A. Alhazzaa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4346-2646)
- Aljohrah Aldubikhi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6795-5029)
- Nouf Binhowaimel
- Ali Alshehri
Institutions
- Saudi Electronic University (SA)
- University of Northern British Columbia (CA)
- King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences (SA)
- King Saud Medical City (SA)
- King Abdulaziz Medical City (SA)
- King Abdullah International Medical Research Center (SA)
- National Guard Health Affairs (SA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Public Health
- Published
- 2025-02-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-21769-6
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Noise Effects and Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 9.35