Figures & data
Figure 1. Four phases in the mHealth service-delivery model, using CHWs to implement hearing healthcare in LMICs.
![Figure 1. Four phases in the mHealth service-delivery model, using CHWs to implement hearing healthcare in LMICs.](/cms/asset/23805096-8337-434a-ac64-e34ef0081fb2/zgha_a_2095784_f0001_b.gif)
Figure 2. (a): Participant’s ear canal and tympanic membrane being evaluated by a CHW via video-otoscopy. (b): Participant having a hearing assessment via in-situ audiometry and circumaural ear cups. (c): Hearing aids, smartphone, and circumaural ear cups used in service-delivery model.
![Figure 2. (a): Participant’s ear canal and tympanic membrane being evaluated by a CHW via video-otoscopy. (b): Participant having a hearing assessment via in-situ audiometry and circumaural ear cups. (c): Hearing aids, smartphone, and circumaural ear cups used in service-delivery model.](/cms/asset/a1243559-e4d5-4f61-9c76-4e2eec373cc7/zgha_a_2095784_f0002_oc.jpg)
Table 1. Participant demographics and hearing threshold results for those assessed (n = 146) and those subsequently fitted with hearing aids (n = 19).
Figure 3. Individual hearing thresholds for participants (n = 19) fit bilaterally with hearing aids according to degree of hearing loss. (a): Left ear. (b): Right ear.
![Figure 3. Individual hearing thresholds for participants (n = 19) fit bilaterally with hearing aids according to degree of hearing loss. (a): Left ear. (b): Right ear.](/cms/asset/65a2732f-be01-4980-ac3e-d46e498aa1df/zgha_a_2095784_f0003_oc.jpg)
Table 2. Inductive thematic analysis of participant (n = 19) responses to open-ended questions on awareness of hearing aids and perceptions of hearing loss before hearing aid fitting.
Table 3. Inductive thematic analysis of participant (n = 18) responses to an open-ended question 45 days post fitting on perceptions of others’ treatment towards them since hearing aid fitting.
Table 4. IOI-HA median, IQR, mean, and sd scores at the 45-day (n = 18) and six-month (n = 16) follow-up.
Table 5. Inductive thematic analysis of participant (n = 16) responses on impact of hearing aids on their lives, difficulties, and recommendations at six-month follow-up.