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To describe the knowledge of and attitudes toward hearing loss among community health workers in Mauritius. A descriptive survey design with quantitative analysis was used. Using non-probability purposive sampling, 125 community health workers which included 94 community health officers and 31 community\u2011based rehabilitation officers were recruited from the five catchment areas of the public healthcare sector. Participants filled in a 15\u2011item paper-based questionnaire on the knowledge of and attitudes toward hearing loss. The questionnaire was internally consistent, with Cronbach alpha scores of 0.759 and 0.863. The overall knowledge of community health workers regarding risk factors and the identification of hearing loss was poor (38.3%). 92.6% of community health workers reported positive attitudes toward hearing loss. General knowledge of hearing loss (P=0.015) and knowledge of risk factors and identification of hearing loss (P=0.005) were significant predictors of attitudes toward hearing loss. Knowledge of and attitudes toward hearing loss were significantly associated with working experience and practice setting (P=0.004). There remains a need to educate community health workers about the risk factors and identification of hearing loss to ensure timely diagnosis and management of hearing loss at the community level.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.4081\/jphia.2023.2497","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2023,11,22]],"date-time":"2023-11-22T16:15:36Z","timestamp":1700669736000},"page":"7","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["The public healthcare sector of Mauritius: knowledge of and attitudes toward hearing loss among community health workers"],"prefix":"10.4102","volume":"14","author":[{"given":"Taslima","family":"Foondun","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Lidia","family":"Pottas","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Maggi","family":"Soer","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"2580","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2023,10,30]]},"reference":[{"key":"23087","unstructured":"World Health Organization. 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