Knowledge of final year medicine pharmacy audiology and nursing students in South Africa on drug-induced ototoxicity: A pilot study

摘要

There is a high prevalence of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), tuberculosis (TB), cancer and malaria in South Africa, and the drugs used to treat these conditions can be ototoxic. It is therefore important that healthcare professionals are able to identify and understand these drugs and their effects to ensure effective care of the patient.