Effect of hearing impairment on behavior and communication of children in schools and special education centers in Mosul city

Abstract

Objectives: To identify the effect of hearing impairment on children behavior in daily activities and communication with peers and problems facing teachers of HI children in Iraqi environment. Methods: The strength and difficult questionnaire (SDQ) was used to measure the behavioral, and peer problems questionnaire to measure communication disorders of children with HI based on parents and teachers in (209) children (123) HI and (86) normal hearing control group. Results: On parent teacher questionnaire significantly higher behavioral problems for HI children compared with control group (p-value 0. 043