02189caa a2200313   4500008004100000022001400041100002300055245009700078260001900175270003500194270004500229270006100274270008400335270007000419270002300489300001000512490002200522520106600544653004801610700001901658700002001677700001501697700002201712700001801734773004401752856004701796942001501843999001701858210629s9999    xx            000 0 und d  a2213-3984  aSujeet Kumar Sinha 0aPrevalence of communication disorders in a rural population at taluq level of Gujarat, India  bElsevierc2017  aDirector, AIISH, Mysore, India  aNSS Student Leader, AIISH, Mysore, India  aProfessor, Department of Audiology, AIISH, Mysore, India  aReader, Department of Audiology and NSS Programme Officer, AIISH, Mysore, India  aResearch Assistant, Department of Audiology, AIISH, Mysore, India  msujitks5@gmail.com  a73-78  vVolume 5  Issue 2  aObjectives: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.  aSurvey, Prevalence, Communication disorders  aAnimesh Barman  aDanush Seshadri  aDivya Seth  aJyothi Shivaswamy  aSavithri, S.R  aClinical Epidemiology and Global Health  uhttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.cegh.2016.08.006  cFJASyFJAS  c17744d17744