Banca de DEFESA: JENNIFER DE SANTANA DANTAS

Uma banca de DEFESA de MESTRADO foi cadastrada pelo programa.
DISCENTE : JENNIFER DE SANTANA DANTAS
DATA : 29/10/2020
HORA: 09:00
LOCAL: Remotamente
TÍTULO:

Auditory Skills of Children with Congenital Zika Virus Syndrome

PALAVRAS-CHAVES:

Zika Virus Infection, Hearing Disorders, Child Development, Risk Factors, Hearing Tests

PÁGINAS: 63
GRANDE ÁREA: Ciências da Saúde
ÁREA: Saúde Coletiva
SUBÁREA: Epidemiologia
RESUMO:

Despite the increasing effort of the scientific community to characterize the hearing disorders resulting from the Congenital ZIKV Syndrome (CZS), there is still a lack of studies about their development of hearing abilities. Most studies prioritize the hearing loss evaluation, disregarding behavioral aspects. Part of the difficulty in accessing hearing abilities in toddlers is related to the lack of formal, feasible and fast instruments for identifying such complex changes in young children. Therefore, this study investigated the hearing abilities alteration prevalence and the associated social, environmental and biological determinants. Firstly, we conducted a non-systematic review of the literature regarding available instruments aimed to identify alteration/delay of babies’ auditory function development. We observed that the Bayley-III Scales of Infant and Toddler Development, on the receptive language domain, presented very similar tests compared with the gold standard protocol for auditory abilities evaluation. Thus, the second study we conducted a cross-sectional approach with 144 children with CZS from the project “Desenvolvimento Infantil na Comunidade” (DICa), we estimated the prevalence of alteration of the following hearing abilities: attention, location, discrimination and sound recognition, we applied behavioral test available at the receptive language scale of BAYLEY III. We found that the prevalence of alteration on the recognition ability was 63.9%. In addition, we observed that there is a compromised on the acquisition of more complex abilities, which suggest a possible delay in the development of the hearing function of these children. Furthermore, this study found association between hearing abilities alteration and lower levels of maternal education and inadequate family environment organization and inadequate provision of toys. Also, we investigated that among the most frequent neuroanatomical CZS issues, the ventriculomegaly has a stronger association with hearing abilities alteration. Finally, considering that hearing experiences play an important role in child development, the results of this study reinforce the importance of public policies on early identification and
monitoring of the CZS hearing function, especially in primary care, since in these settings, the possibility of bringing health professionals, family and children closer together favors the implementation of actions and stimulation strategies, especially in the home environment.

MEMBROS DA BANCA:
Interno - 2286127 - DARCI NEVES DOS SANTOS
Presidente - 2483956 - LETICIA MARQUES DOS SANTOS
Externo ao Programa - 3345025 - MARCIA DA SILVA LOPES