02189caa a2200313 4500 210629s9999 xx 000 0 und d 2213-3984 Sujeet Kumar Sinha Prevalence of communication disorders in a rural population at taluq level of Gujarat, India Elsevier 2017 Director, AIISH, Mysore, India NSS Student Leader, AIISH, Mysore, India Professor, Department of Audiology, AIISH, Mysore, India Reader, Department of Audiology and NSS Programme Officer, AIISH, Mysore, India Research Assistant, Department of Audiology, AIISH, Mysore, India sujitks5@gmail.com 73-78 Volume 5 Issue 2 Objectives:The main objective of the study was to estimate the prevalence of communication disorders between genders and across age groups.Methods: The All India Institute of Speech and Hearing, Mysore conducted a Speech and Hearing camp as a part of the annual activity of National Service Scheme (NSS) in Sinor Taluq, Vadodara district, Gujarat State of India. Speech and Hearing camp was conducted in 15 villages of Sinor Taluq. These villages were selected randomly and the population of these villages was 28,954 (twenty eight thousand nine hundred fifty-four).Results:Among the 28,954 individuals surveyed, 1187 (4.09%) individuals were found to have communication disorder. The overall prevalence of ear-related disorders was 3.30% (male – 1.66%, female – 1.63%) and prevalence of speech- and language-related disorder was 0.79% (male – 0.60%, female – 0.24%).Conclusion:The results of the present study could be used to plan and execute policies for the identification, management, and rehabilitation of individuals with communication disorders. Survey, Prevalence, Communication disorders Animesh Barman Danush Seshadri Divya Seth Jyothi Shivaswamy Savithri, S.R Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cegh.2016.08.006 FJAS FJAS 17744 17744