Table 1

Types of hearing and visual difficulties

Types of hearing and visual difficultiesProportion of children with either hearing or visual difficulties (%)
Hearing difficulties261 (100)
 Otitis media with effusion102 (39.1)
 Otitis media with effusion and conductive hearing loss94 (36.0)
 Conductive hearing loss65 (24.9)
Visual difficulties189 (100)
 Amblyopia79 (41.8)
 Strabismus56 (29.6)
 Strabismus and amblyopia47 (24.9)
 Reduced acuity with or without amblyopia and/or strabismus7 (3.7)