title: The knowledge of gynecologists and pediatricians from Recife public hospitals about high risk factors for deafness.
abstract: Hearing is one of the main forms of connection between human being and the environment; however, hearing loss is still diagnosed very late in Brazil, which directly interferes with the child's development.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  The aim of this study was to check the knowledge pediatricians and gynecologists have about the risk factors for the deafness, the way they acquired such knowledge and parent education about the subject.
  
  
  METHODS
  We enrolled 119 doctors from three public hospitals of the city of Recife. An interview was applied, before and after the educational campaign on the matter. The study was descriptive, cross-sectional, case series-type. Data analysis was descriptive and inferential.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The results showed that only 3 of the 18 hearing loss risk factors listed had gotten answers above 50% in the initial stage of the study and 53.84% of the professionals educated the families. All the answers had increased in the second stage.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The results emphasize the need to pay more attention to this matter; therefore, primary care is an inexpensive and efficient way to fight hearing loss.
authors.affiliation: Pernambuco Federal University.
authors.forename: Lílian
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Muniz
authors.forename: Silvio da Silva
authors.initials: Sda S
authors.lastname: Caldas Neto
authors.forename: Mariana de Carvalho Leal
authors.initials: Mde C
authors.lastname: Gouveia
authors.forename: Mariana
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Albuquerque
authors.forename: Andréa
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Aragão
authors.forename: Greice
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Mercês
authors.forename: Bárbara
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Araújo
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003638:Deafness / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006176:Gynecology / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010372:Pediatrics / Q000592:standards*; D012307:Risk Factors