Barriers and Facilitators to Audiology Service Access in Malaysia

Qualitative interview data from 22 adults with self-reported hearing loss in Malaysia, exploring barriers and facilitators to accessing audiology services. The dataset was created by Maziah Romli and last updated on April 22, 2026. It is a 57.5 KB DOCX file containing interview transcripts or analysis structured around the COM-B behavioral model.

Use Cases

• Analyzing themes of stigma and social opportunity related to hearing aid use based on interview descriptions.
• Modeling the impact of financial constraints on service access based on described barriers.
• Designing public awareness interventions based on identified gaps in psychological capability.
• Evaluating the role of family support as a facilitator for rehabilitation based on social opportunity factors.

Strengths

• Data includes perspectives from 22 participants recruited from both urban and rural areas.
• Study design explicitly includes adults who had not accessed audiology services, capturing non-user viewpoints.
• Analysis is structured using the established COM-B behavioral model framework.

Limitations

• The dataset is very small at 57.5 KB, indicating limited scope.
• Row count and column-level documentation are unknown, requiring manual inspection after download.
• Data may reflect geographic and cultural bias specific to the Malaysian context.

Provenance

Source

figshare

Collection Method

Semi-structured interviews conducted with participants recruited from public hospitals, private hearing centres, and community outreach.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-22 07:26:10; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Malaysia (urban and rural areas)