Raw study data for: "Association between social determinants of health and hearing loss in South African children: A secondary data analysis"

One hundred and two participants (n = 102, 19.7%) had HL, including 57 (55.9%) females. Crude analysis showed increased odds of HL in females (OR:1.6; 95%CI: 1.0 – 2.5, P = 0.03) and children younger than9 years (OR: 2.0; 95%CI: 1.3 – 3.1, P = 0.003). After adjusting for age and sex, exposure to cigarette smoke (aOR: 4.0; 95%CI:2.4 – 6.4, P < 0.001), living in a mud house (aOR: 1.6; 95%CI:1.2 – 2.7, P = 0.04), lack of piped drinking water (aOR: 1.9; 95%CI:1.1 – 3.1, P < 0.02), using pit latrines (aOR: 4.1; 95%CI:1.3 – 13.0, P = 0.01), having parents who (i) did not complete high school (aOR: 2.8; 95%CI:1.4 – 2.4, P = 0.01), or those earning a combined annual household income (iii) less than $2,882 (aOR: 6.2; 95%CI:2.1 – 51.1, P = 0.03) or (iv) between $2,883 and $8,006 (aOR:5.0; 95%CI:2.5 – 43.5, P = 0.05) increased the odds of HL.

Based on these findings, we recommend public health interventions targeting these social determinants to reduce the global burden of HL, and further research to understand the pathophysiology of HL in those exposed to smoking or using pit latrines.