Awareness of the right to Argentine Sign Language interpretation services among pediatricians practicing in the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires.

Introduction: Barriers in communication between physicians and Deaf or hard of hearing people may be risk factors for health. The services of a professional Argentine Sign Language interpreter (PASLI), by virtue of Act No. 26378, may mitigate this.

Objective: To estimate the proportion of pediatricians who have knowledge of Act No. 26378 and whether this is associated with the recommendation of a PASLI.

Population And Methods: Cross-sectional study with a selfadministered electronic questionnaire among pediatricians members of the Sociedad Argentina de Pediatría who practiced in the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires (CABA).

Results: A total of 381 surveys were assessed. Of these, 15.1 % knew the Act, and this was associated with the recommendation of a PASLI (OR: 3.7; 95 % CI: 1.1-12.9; p < 0.05).

Conclusions: The proportion of pediatricians working in CABA who knew the Act was 15.1 %. This was significantly associated with the recommendation of a PASLI.