[Self-reported hearing loss and visual impairment in adults from Central Mexico]
Enrique O Graue-Hernández1, Héctor Gómez-Dantés2, Martín Romero-Martínez2
1Departamento de Córnea y Cirugía Refractiva, Instituto de Oftalmología Conde de Valenciana. Mexico City, Mexico.
Objective:
To determinate the prevalence of hearing loss (HL) and visual impairment (VI) among adult population from Tlaxcala, Mexico.
Materials And Methods:
A populationbased cross-sectional study comprising persons 50 years and older was conducted in 2013. Self-reported HL was measured using the Hearing Impairment Inventory for the Elderly (SHIIE) questionnaire; VI was determined using the Snellen tumbling E chart.
Results:
900 women and 611 men (mean age 66.1 years) were included. 481(31.8%) individuals had HL (415 alone and 66 combined with VI). Prevalence of HL alone and together with VI was associated with age (per two years, OR=1.03 and OR=1.18, respectively) and self-reported poor health status (OR=1.90 and OR=3.69, respectively).
Conclusions:
The high prevalence of these disabilities calls for the implementation of public health interventions that help to reduce its impact in the population.
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