title: Profile analysis of pupils at a school for black deaf children. A pilot study.
abstract: The pupils at a school for black hearing-disabled children were clinically investigated and the findings were analysed with regard to age, sex, and nature and possible cause of deafness. A total of 169 children were examined. The majority were boys, and 95% were hearing-disabled before the age of 3 years. One-tenth of the children had a positive family history. An apparent cause could be established with a degree of certainty in only 30% of cases.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University of Pretoria.
authors.forename: N A
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Clifton
authors.forename: J G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Swart
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001741:Black or African American; D000367:Age Factors; D044383:Black People; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003638:Deafness / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D034381:Hearing Loss / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010865:Pilot Projects; D013019:South Africa