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Given the limited availability of ear and hearing specialists in the Pacific region, the broader health professional community plays a vital role in the prevention of avoidable pediatric hearing impairment. Nurses emerge as one of the ideal candidates for task-sharing in the administration of ear and hearing care at the public and primary healthcare levels. <\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Objectives<\/jats:title><jats:p> The aim of this study is to evaluate the awareness and perceptions of university nursing students in Samoa to pediatric hearing impairment and hearing healthcare. <\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p> This study employed a cross-sectional study design. A 10-item questionnaire was administered to university nursing students in Samoa ( N\u2009=\u2009100). The statements aimed to evaluate perceptions towards childhood hearing impairment, as well as awareness of causal factors of permanent childhood hearing loss and available hearing healthcare. Participants were required to provide a response based on the five-point Likert scale \u201cStrongly Agree,\u201d \u201cAgree,\u201d \u201cNeutral\/Don\u2019t know,\u201d \u201cDisagree,\u201d and \u201cStrongly Disagree.\u201d <\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p> Overall, 79% of participants responded \u201cDisagree\/Strongly Disagree\u201d to the item \u201cHearing loss is not that important because it does not kill.\u201d Overall, 52% of respondents were aware of hearing impairment as a public health concern in Samoa. Early identification and intervention services for newborns with hearing impairment are nonexistent in Samoa, and awareness was low for the importance of early detection (62%) and amplification suitability for babies (49%). Overall, awareness was also low for causal factors of permanent sensorineural hearing loss. <\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title><jats:p> A borderline neutral\/positive perception was found among our future nursing professionals to engage with pediatric hearing impairment in Samoa. Awareness regarding the causes of permanent childhood hearing impairment, as well as early identification and intervention services, could be integrated in the university curriculum. <\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1177\/23779608231216163","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2023,11,22]],"date-time":"2023-11-22T07:11:06Z","timestamp":1700637066000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/sage-journals-update-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":2,"title":["Awareness and Perceptions of University Nursing Students in Samoa Towards Childhood Hearing Impairment and Hearing Healthcare: A Cross-Sectional Study"],"prefix":"10.1177","volume":"9","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-4035-3236","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Annette","family":"Kaspar","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"ENT Department, Tupua Tamasese Meaole Hospital, Ministry of Health, Apia, Samoa"},{"name":"Hearing Research Unit for Children, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Ma\u2019atasesa","family":"Samuelu-Matthes","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Nursing, National University of Samoa, Apia, Samoa"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Carlie","family":"Driscoll","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Hearing Research Unit for Children, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Sione","family":"Pifeleti","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"ENT Department, Tupua Tamasese Meaole Hospital, Ministry of Health, Apia, Samoa"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"179","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2023,11,21]]},"reference":[{"key":"bibr1-23779608231216163","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1007\/s10995-021-03208-1"},{"key":"bibr2-23779608231216163","first-page":"106718","volume":"47","author":"Kaspar A.","year":"2020","journal-title":"Journal of Medical Ethics"},{"key":"bibr3-23779608231216163","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.ijporl.2023.111557"},{"key":"bibr4-23779608231216163","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.ijporl.2016.04.018"},{"key":"bibr5-23779608231216163","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.ijporl.2017.10.003"},{"key":"bibr6-23779608231216163","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.7189\/jogh.08.010302"},{"key":"bibr7-23779608231216163","first-page":"36","author":"Kaspar A.","year":"2022","journal-title":"The Hearing Journal"},{"key":"bibr8-23779608231216163","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1136\/bmjpo-2020-000998"},{"key":"bibr9-23779608231216163","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1177\/2333794X221126079"},{"key":"bibr10-23779608231216163","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1177\/2333794X231203504"},{"key":"bibr11-23779608231216163","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.7196\/SAJCH.2020.v14i4.01708"},{"key":"bibr12-23779608231216163","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1080\/14992020802355882"},{"key":"bibr13-23779608231216163","first-page":"62","volume":"1","author":"Mazlan R.","year":"2018","journal-title":"Malaysian Journal of Public Health Medicine"},{"key":"bibr14-23779608231216163","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1080\/02640410500521615"},{"key":"bibr15-23779608231216163","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.ijporl.2017.01.032"},{"key":"bibr16-23779608231216163","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.ijporl.2017.11.004"},{"key":"bibr17-23779608231216163","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1071\/HC15005"},{"issue":"1","key":"bibr18-23779608231216163","volume":"4","author":"Sanju H. 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