Table 1 represents the questionnaire and the responses of the studied students to the questions
From: Predisposing factors of childhood dysphonia in primary school children
Negative | Positive | Question number |
|---|---|---|
67.8% | 32.2% | 1-Does the child practice any sports requiring voice use? |
95.3% | 4.7% | 2-Does the school teacher demand elevation of the voice? |
98.1% | 1.9% | 3-Does the voice problem become worse during school days than in summer? |
96.5% | 3.5% | 4-Does the child suffer from any hearing problems? |
98.4% | 1.6% | 5-Does the child suffer from any psychological problems? |
80.1% | 19.9% | 6-Does the child suffer from repeated attacks of upper respiratory tract infections? |
93.1% | 6.9% | 7-Does the child suffer from any chest problems? |
95.9% | 4.1% | 8-Is his voice change noticeable? |
97.5% | 2.5% | 9-Does his change of voice problem affect his/her academic performance? |
96.8% | 3.2% | 10-Does the child suffer from repeated attacks of coughing during speech? |
98.4% | 1.6% | 11-Are congested neck veins noticed during speech? |
85.8% | 14.2% | 12-Is the child a screamer? |
83.9% | 16.1% | 13-Does the child cry with loud voice for prolonged periods? |
72.9% | 27.1% | 14-Is the child “temperamental”? |
75.4% | 24.6% | 15-Does the child speak for long periods of time using a loud voice? |
90.5% | 9.5% | 16-Is the voice break noticed during speech? |
94.6% | 5.4% | 17-Is his/her voice change noticed by his/her peers? |
93.7% | 6.3% | 18-Did the school teacher pay any comments on his/her voice change? |
58.0% | 42% | 19-Is there a smoker in his/her family? |
95.0% | 5% | 20-Does the child take part in school choir? |