ASSESSMENT OF AUDITORY STATUS AMONG UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS IN SELECTED DEPARTMENTS IN SCHOOL OF BASIC MEDICAL SCIENCES UNIVERSITY OF BENIN

ABSTRACT

This study assessed the auditory status among undergraduate students in selected departments school of basic medical sciences University of Benin. The study adopted a descriptive cross sectional survey design and convenient sampling technique to select 200 respondents. A well-structured questionnaire was used as instruments of data collection based on the research objectives. The analysis of data was done using percentage and means ±SD; while test of hypotheses were tested using chi-square and Analysis of Variance (ANOVA). The level of significance was set at p<0.05. The IBM Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 24.0 was used in the analysis of data. The finding from this study showed that 10 (5%) had a poor hearing status (right ear), majority 185(92.5%) had a mild hearing status, 5(2.5%) had a good hearing status. Eighteen (9%) had a poor hearing status (left ear), majority 179(89.5%) had mild hearing status, 3(1.5%) had a good hearing status. Ten (5%) had hearing loss (right ear), majority 90(95%) had no hearing loss. Eighteen (9%) had hearing loss (left ear), majority 182(91%) had no hearing loss. Majority, One hundred and ninety eight (99%) had no hearing loss in both ears, 2(1%) had a hearing loss in both ears.

Keywords; Auditory status,Undergraduate students.