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Original Research
Acoustic immittance measures and middle ear assessment: 
Current practice by South African audiologists
Ben Sebothoma, Katijah Khoza-Shangase
South African Journal of Communication Disorders | Vol 68, No 1 |  
a818 | 07 June 2021

Original Research
It’s crunch time: Exploring the sensibility of food textural 
acoustics for individuals with dysphagia
Tasneem F. Karani, Mershen Pillay
South African Journal of Communication Disorders | Vol 68, No 1 |  
a806 | 30 June 2021

Original Research
Decision making and the bedside assessment: The Speech Language 
Therapists’ thinking when making a diagnosis at the bed
Kim Coutts, Mershen Pillay
South African Journal of Communication Disorders | Vol 68, No 1 |  
a790 | 30 June 2021

Original Research
Preliminary reliability of South African adaptation and Northern 
Sotho translation of the Modified Checklist for Autism in  
Toddlers, Revised with Follow-Up
Carlien Vorster, Alta Kritzinger, Lovina E. Coetser,  
Jeannie van der Linde
South African Journal of Communication Disorders | Vol 68, No 1 |  
a831 | 22 July 2021

Original Research
Sports audiology: Ear hygiene practices of gym users who  
wear earphones
Aimee Flowers, Dhanashree Pillay
South African Journal of Communication Disorders | Vol 68, No 1 |  
a794 | 28 July 2021

Original Research
Contextualising clinical reasoning within the clinical swallow  
evaluation: A scoping review and expert consultation
Thiani Pillay, Mershen Pillay
South African Journal of Communication Disorders | Vol 68, No 1 |  
a832 | 29 July 2021

Original Research
Pathogenic oral bacteria in hospitalised patients with dysphagia:  
The silent epidemic
Merryl J. Weimers, Mershen Pillay
South African Journal of Communication Disorders | Vol 68, No 1 |  
a798 | 30 July 2021

Original Research
A chasm: Consequences of poor collaboration between 
health and education in paediatric cerebral palsy care in  
Johannesburg
Martha Lydall, Berna Gerber
South African Journal of Communication Disorders | Vol 68, No 1 |  
a817 | 19 August 2021

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Impact of drug-resistant tuberculosis treatment on hearing  
function in South African adults: Bedaquiline versus kanamycin
Katijah Khoza-Shangase, Marina Prodromos
South African Journal of Communication Disorders | Vol 68, No 1 |  
a784 | 26 January 2021

Original Research
Outcomes of newborn hearing screening at an academic  
secondary level hospital in Johannesburg, South Africa
Jacqueline K. Bezuidenhout, Katijah Khoza-Shangase,  
Tim De Maayer, Renate Strehlau
South African Journal of Communication Disorders | Vol 68, No 1 |  
a741 | 27 January 2021

Original Research
‘We are in this together’ voices of speech-language pathologists 
working in South African healthcare contexts during level 4 and  
level 5 lockdown of COVID-19
Skye N. Adams, Jaishika Seedat, Kim Coutts, Kelly-Ann Kater
South African Journal of Communication Disorders | Vol 68, No 1 |  
a792 | 18 February 2021

Original Research
Identifying hearing impairment and the associated impact on 
the quality of life among the elderly residing in retirement  
homes in Pretoria, South Africa
Samantha M. Govender, Marguerite de Jongh
South African Journal of Communication Disorders | Vol 68, No 1 |  
a788 | 01 March 2021

Original Research
Promoting emergent literacy in under-served preschools using 
environmental print
Lauraine Giacovazzi, Sharon Moonsamy, Munyane Mophosho
South African Journal of Communication Disorders | Vol 68, No 1 |  
a809 | 17 May 2021

Original Research
Factors influencing speech language pathologists’ and audiologists’  
decision to pursue postgraduate studies in South Africa
Ben Sebothoma, Khetsiwe Masuku, Nomfundo Moroe
South African Journal of Communication Disorders | Vol 68, No 1 |  
a796 | 18 May 2021

Original Research
Parental views on informational counselling provided by audiologists 
for children with permanent childhood hearing loss
Zandile M. Shezi, Lavanithum N. Joseph
South African Journal of Communication Disorders | Vol 68, No 1 |  
a799 | 25 May 2021

Original Research
Patterns of noise exposure and prevalence of hearing loss 
amongst Cape Town Minstrel Carnival musicians
Lebogang Ramma
South African Journal of Communication Disorders | Vol 68, No 1 |  
a789 | 31 May 2021

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ISSN: 0379-8046 (print)  |  ISSN: 2225-4765 (online)South African Journal of Communication Disorders



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Original Research
Successes and challenges of speech language therapy service  
provision in Western Kenya: Three case studies
Bea Staley, Ellen Hickey, David Rochus, Duncan Musasizi, Rachael Gibson
South African Journal of Communication Disorders | Vol 68, No 1 |  
a838 | 27 September 2021

Original Research
The sensitivity and specificity of wideband absorbance measure 
in identifying pathologic middle ears in adults living with HIV
Ben Sebothoma, Katijah Khoza-Shangase, Duane Mol, Dipuo Masege
South African Journal of Communication Disorders | Vol 68, No 1 |  
a820 | 30 September 2021

Original Research
Vulnerable mothers’ experience of feeding their preterm infant 
in neonatal care
Elanie A. van Schalkwyk, Berna Gerber
South African Journal of Communication Disorders | Vol 68, No 1 |  
a842 | 28 October 2021

Opinion Paper
Language and culture in speech-language and hearing 
professions in South Africa: Re-imagining practice
Katijah Khoza-Shangase, Munyane Mophosho
South African Journal of Communication Disorders | Vol 68, No 1 |  
a793 | 03 June 2021

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Opinion Paper
Audiologists should not fail with falls: A call to commit to 
prevention of falls in older adults
Christine Rogers
South African Journal of Communication Disorders | Vol 68, No 1 |  
a841 | 30 September 2021

Correction
Corrigendum: Occupational noise and age: A longitudinal study  
of hearing sensitivity as a function of noise exposure and age in 
South African gold mine workers
Leoni M. Grobler, De Wet Swanepoel, Susan Strauss, Piet Becker,  
Zahan Eloff
South African Journal of Communication Disorders | Vol 68, No 1 |  
a849 | 08 November 2021

Reviewer Acknowledgement
South African Journal of Communication Disorders | Vol 68, No 1 |  
a889 | 22 December 2021

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