Hearing healthcare resources and services in South Africa including cochlear implants and telehealth services for hearing loss

This dataset represents the results obtained from a study conducted on perceptions of telehealth services for hearing loss in South Africa's public healthcare system. The data is given in three PDF files and contain the following:
Study i: This data represents the results obtained from a study titled Audiologists' perceptions of hearing healthcare resources and services in South Africa's public healthcare system. Figures I-III: These figures represent audiologists' perceptions on the availability of audiology screening equipment (Figure I), diagnostic audiology equipment (Figure II), and Information Systems and Technology (Figure III) within the public sector hospital they were employed in. Table 3.2: The demographic characteristics of the 100 participating audiologists.Table 3.3: The audiologists' open-ended responses from the question asked on their perceptions of the greatest challenges hindering hearing healthcare in the public sector. The results are represented according to the most prominent central themes and descriptions and illustrative quotes for these themes.
Study ii: This data represents the results obtained from a study titled Cochlear implantation in South Africa - Part two.A restrospective review of the 2019 annual reports submitted to South African Cochlear Implant Group (SACIG) by the cochlear implant programmes was conducted. These data provide a cross-section of the status of CI in SA at the current time. Two of the 12 cochlear implant programmes’ annual reports were unfortunately not accessible.  
Study iii: Figure 6.2: represents audiologists' perceptions of the types of telehealth services used in Audiology Departments within South African public sector hospitals, indicated in terms of % (n=28) Figure 6.3: represents audiologists' perceived barriers toward telehealth service delivery within South African public sector hospitals, indicated in terms of % (n=86) Table 6.2: represents audiologists' responses to questions on their perceptions of telehealth practices within their hospital setting (n=97) Table 6.3: represents qualitative data - themes, categories, descriptions, and illustrative examples audiologists' perceptions of telehealth services for hearing loss in the public healthcare system.

本数据集汇聚了针对南非公立医疗体系中听觉健康远程医疗服务感知的研究成果。数据以三份PDF文件的形式呈现，具体内容包括：

研究一：该数据反映了题为《南非公立医疗体系中听觉健康资源与服务之听力学专家感知》的研究结果。图表I-III展示了听力学专家对其所在公立医院中听觉筛查设备（图表I）、诊断听力学设备（图表II）以及信息系统与技术（图表III）可获取性的感知。表3.2列出了100位参与听力学专家的统计学特征。表3.3则记录了针对他们在公立部门听觉健康领域所面临的重大挑战的开放式回答，结果以最显著的中心主题、描述及对该主题的典型引语进行展示。

研究二：本数据呈现了题为《南非植入式耳蜗——第二部分》的研究成果。该研究对2019年提交给南非耳蜗植入组（SACIG）的年度报告进行了回顾性分析，这些数据描绘了南非当前耳蜗植入的现状。遗憾的是，12个耳蜗植入计划中的两个年度报告无法获取。

研究三：图表6.2展示了南非公立医院听力学部门所使用的远程医疗服务类型，并以百分比（n=28）的形式呈现。图表6.3则描绘了听力学专家对南非公立医院远程医疗服务交付的感知障碍，并以百分比（n=86）表示。表6.2展示了听力学专家对其所在医院远程医疗服务实践感知的问答结果（n=97）。表6.3提供了关于听力学专家对公立医疗体系中听觉健康远程医疗服务感知的定性数据，包括主题、类别、描述及典型示例。