Factors associated with delayed referral and hearing rehabilitation for congenital sensorineural hearing loss.

Objectives: To identify the impact of social determinants of health and clinical status on referral and intervention for congenital sensorineural hearing loss.

Study Design: Retrospective chart review of children with confirmed sensorineural or mixed hearing loss between 2013 and 2021 at a single academic medical institution.

Methods: Referral rates and timing for hearing rehabilitation, rates and timing of completed evaluation, and rate and timing of amplification were recorded.

Molecular Evidence of High Proportion of Malaria Infection in White Nile Area in Sudan.

is a predominant malaria species that infects humans in the African continent. A recent WHO report estimated 95% and 5% of and malaria cases, respectively, in Sudan. However many laboratory reports from different areas in Sudan indicated otherwise.