Table 10 Comparison based on working experience (Domain 1)
From: Knowledge of genetics of hearing and genetic counseling among practicing audiologists
Non-syndromic hearing loss | Correct response N (%) | Incorrect response N (%) |
|---|---|---|
(1) What percentage of the hearing losses are non-syndromic? | ||
  Less than 5 years | 51 (68.92%) | 23 (31.08%) |
  5 or more than 5 years | 12 (20.3%) | 47 (79.6%) |
(2) In autosomal recessive inheritance, how many copies of an abnormal gene must be present for the trait to develop? | ||
  Less than 5 years | 62 (83.78%) | 12 (16.22%) |
  5 or more than 5 years | 43 (72.8%) | 16 (27.12%) |
(3) Select the most common gene mutation causing non-syndromic hearing loss | ||
  Less than 5 years | 39 (52.7%) | 35 (47.3%) |
  5 or more than 5 years | 51 (86.44%) | 8 (13.56%) |
(4) Sporadic mutation can occur in children with? | ||
  Less than 5 years | 49 (66.22%) | 25 (33.78%) |
  5 or more than 5 years | 35 (59.32%) | 24 (40.68%) |
(5) Mutation in which gene causes auditory neuropathy? | ||
  Less than 5 years | 45 (60.81%) | 29 (39.19%) |
  5 or more than 5 years | 42 (71.19%) | 17 (28.81%) |
(6) The age of onset of non-syndromic hearing loss can be? | ||
  Less than 5 years | 62 (83.78%) | 12 (16.22%) |
  5 or more than 5 years | 49 (83.05%) | 10 (16.95%) |
(7) DFNA9 gene mutation causes? | ||
  Less than 5 years | 48 (64.86%) | 26 (35.14%) |
  5 or more than 5 years | 41 (69.49%) | 18 (30.51%) |