Title Social inequalities in health: outcomes of children’s cochlear implantation in Lithuania /
Translation of Title Socialinė sveikatos nelygybė: vaikų kochlearinės implantacijos Lietuvoje rezultatai.
Authors Stumbrys, Daumantas ; Byčkova, Jekaterina ; Lesinskas, Eugenijus ; Mataitytė-Diržienė, Jurga ; Norkūnienė, Jolita
DOI 10.15388/STEPP.2020.19
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Is Part of Socialinė teorija, empirija, politika ir praktika.. Vilnius : Vilniaus universiteto leidykla. 2020, vol. 20, p. 67-78.. ISSN 1648-2425. eISSN 2345-0266
Keywords [eng] cochlear implants ; deaf children ; health inequality ; Lithuania ; speech perception
Abstract [eng] The aim of this study was to evaluate the demographic, family, and educational differences in children’s speech perception development after cochlear (hearing) implantation. The research was conducted in Vilnius University Hospital Santaros Klinikos during the years 2013–2018. Open-set speech perception in quiet surroundings were evaluated during hearing assessments (n=81). Information about different factor groups was collected according to the Nottingham Children’s Implant Profile questionnaire. Three main factor groups were analysed: (a) demographic, (b) family, and (c) educational. A Bourdieu-based approach was adopted to analyse social inequalities of health of children with cochlear implants. Different factors were operationalized as different forms of capital. Our findings highlight the importance of family’s social and cultural capital to children speech perception after cochlear implantation.
Published Vilnius : Vilniaus universiteto leidykla
Type Journal article
Language English
Publication date 2020
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