Community-based hearing aid fitting model for adults in low-income communities facilitated by community health workers: a feasibility study
The community-based hearing aid fitting model is feasible and demonstrated positive hearing aid outcomes in a low-income community. This approach, supported bymHealth technologies and CHWs, presents a promising solution to address the hearing care gap in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).
Authors
- De Wet Swanepoel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8313-1636)
- David R. Moore (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1567-1945)
- Bopane Mothemela (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2937-6549)
- Tersia de Kock (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2850-1598)
- Caitlin Frisby (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9922-2927)
- Faheema Mahomed‐Asmail (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3666-8331)
- Vinaya K C Manchaiah (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1254-8407)
Institutions
- Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center (US)
- University of Colorado Hospital (US)
- Manipal Academy of Higher Education (IN)
- University of Manchester (GB)
- Université de Hearst (CA)
- University of Colorado Health (US)
- Hearst (United States) (US)
- Collaborative Group (United States) (US)
- Native Health (US)
- Ear Science Institute Australia (AU)
- University of Pretoria (ZA)
- University of Colorado Denver (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Global Health Action
- Published
- 2025-09-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/16549716.2025.2545630
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Hearing Loss and Rehabilitation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.43