A Cross Sectional Descriptive Research on Prevalence of Communication Disorders in

Morocco through Speech-Language

RESEARCH PROBLEM:
The goal of this study is to determine the prevalence of communication difficulties among Moroccans. The
study is particularly interested in determining characteristics such as the age of the affected population
and the strategies used by language therapists to address the problem
METHODOLOGY:
Research design: A cross sectional descriptive research design was used to assess the gravity of the
communication disorder in the studied population and Sampling technique, Stratified sampling method
was used, and the sample size calculations was carried out using sample size tables of Epi Info software.
Structured questionnaires have been used to collect data as a research tool. Questions about all
communication problems that may influence oral and written communication abilities, comprehension,
understanding, and articulation challenges that may come from disability ENT and neurologic disorders
have received sufficient attention. From September through March 2015, data was collected during a six-
month period.
FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS:
68 SLTs filled out the questionnaires. 53.8 percent of the participants have oral communication issues,
16.7% have written communication disorders, 11.2 percent have impairments (deafness, autism, mental
disability, and other Rare Diseases), 10.5 percent have ENT disorders, and the remaining 7.8% have
neurological illnesses. 5.62 percent of Moroccans are affected by speech abnormalities, 1.74 percent are
unable to communicate in writing, 1.17 percent are disabled, 1.09 percent have ENT diseases, and 0.81
percent have neurological illnesses, according to estimates. As a result of this research, we discovered that
the estimated prevalence of communication problems in the general population was 10.43 percent, with
speech abnormalities being the most common.
We discovered that oral language impairments are more common than other types of communication
disorders in the sample. And delayed language is more common than other types of oral communication.
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