Prevalence of voice disorders in African American and European American preschoolers |
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Authors: | Melissa C Duff Adele Proctor Ehud Yairi |
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Institution: | Department of Speech and Hearing Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Illinois 61820, USA. macollns@uiuc.edu |
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Abstract: | Several studies have reported prevalence rates for voice disorders in school-aged children. Less is known, however, about such prevalence in preschoolers, and whether racial, ethnic, or cultural diversity may influence it. The presence of voice disorders in a total of 2445 African-American and European-American preschool children, 1246 males and 1199 females, from 2 to 6 years of age is reported here. Presence of a voice disorder characterized by hoarseness was identified by a three-prong approach including teacher identification, investigator screening, and parent identification. Speech-language pathologists listened individually to each child's speech as they engaged each child in play-conversation activities. A voice disorder was identified on the basis of the judgment of two speech-language pathologists. Voice disorders characterized by hoarseness were identified in 95 children or 3.9% of the total sample by the investigators. Statistical analysis revealed no significant differences for age, gender, or race. |
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Keywords: | Voice disorders Preschool children Hoarseness Prevalence African-American European American |
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