Mhealth hearing screening for children by non-specialist health workers in communities.

Objectives: To compare outcomes of a community-based hearing screening programme using smartphone screening audiometry operated by specialist (School Health Nurses - SHNs) and non-specialist health workers (Community Health Workers - CHWs) in school children.

Design: This study used a two-group comparison of screening outcomes as conducted by SHNs and CHWs using smartphone screening for children in communities.

Study Sample: The study included 71 CHWs and 21 SHNs who conducted community-based hearing screening on 6805 children.