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Original Research
The influence of screen time on children’s language development: 
A scoping review
Nazeera F. Karani, Jenna Sher, Munyane Mophosho
South African Journal of Communication Disorders | Vol 69, No 1 | a825 | 09 
February 2022

Original Research
The lived experiences and psychosocial impact of hearing loss on 
the quality of life of adults with Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis
Amanda B. Thusi, Jessica Paken
South African Journal of Communication Disorders | Vol 69, No 1 | a823 | 14 
February 2022

Original Research
Systemic support for learners with developmental language  
disorders in Zimbabwe and South Africa
Nettie N. Ndou, Margaret F. Omidire
South African Journal of Communication Disorders | Vol 69, No 1 | a850 | 16 
February 2022

Original Research
A longitudinal community-based ototoxicity monitoring programme and 
treatment effects for drug-resistant tuberculosis treatment, Western Cape
Lucia J. Stevenson, Leigh Biagio-de Jager, Marien A. Graham, De Wet 
Swanepoel
South African Journal of Communication Disorders | Vol 69, No 1 | a886 | 31 March 
2022

Original Research
Communication experiences of healthcare students whilst  
managing adults with communication disorders
Vrinda Rathiram, Lauren O. Neilson, Azraa Syed Kassim, Winnie T. 
Mokone, Caitlin C. Green
South African Journal of Communication Disorders | Vol 69, No 1 | a870 | 31 May 
2022

Original Research
Patient’s perceptions of presbycusis and associated tinnitus  
counselling practices within the KwaZulu-Natal province
Kerusha Bhojraj, Vuyelwa Z. Peter
South African Journal of Communication Disorders | Vol 69, No 1 | a868 | 07 
September 2022

Original Research
Audiologists’ presbycusis and associated tinnitus counselling  
practices within the KwaZulu-Natal province
Kerusha Bhojraj, Vuyelwa Z. Peter
South African Journal of Communication Disorders | Vol 69, No 1 | a869 | 08 
September 2022

Original Research
Reflux symptoms and vocal characteristics in adults with non-organic 
voice disorders
Nyasa E. Groenewald, Maria du Toit, Marien A. Graham, Carl Swanepoel, 
Giselle Maartens, Jeannie van der Linde
South African Journal of Communication Disorders | Vol 69, No 1 | a935 | 26 
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Editorial
In pursuit of best practice through contextually relevant,  
accountable and responsive research
Anita Edwards, Faheema Mahomed-Asmail, Anna-Mari Olivier, Jeannie 
van der Linde, Katijah Khoza-Shangase, Nomfundo Moroe, Joanne Neille
South African Journal of Communication Disorders | Vol 69, No 1 | a945 | 15 
December 2022

Opinion Paper
Triage and dysphagia: Are hospitals in the South African public  
health sector ready?
Kelly-Ann Kater
South African Journal of Communication Disorders | Vol 69, No 1 | a852 | 30 June 
2022

Clinical Perspective
Analysis of barriers and facilitators to early hearing detection and 
intervention in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Naedene Naidoo, Nasim B. Khan
South African Journal of Communication Disorders | Vol 69, No 1 | a839 | 31 
January 2022

Clinical Perspective
Stitching a new garment: Considering the future of the speech–language 
therapy profession globally
Bea Staley, Marise Fernandes, Ellen Hickey, Helen Barrett, Karen Wylie, 
Julie Marshall, Mershen Pillay, Harsha Kathard, Ryann Sowden, David 
Rochus, Carol E. Westby, T. Rosario Roman, Sally D. Hartley
South African Journal of Communication Disorders | Vol 69, No 1 | a932 | 21 
November 2022

Clinical Perspective
Middle ear pathologies in children living with HIV: A scoping review
Ben Sebothoma, Minkhenso Maluleke
South African Journal of Communication Disorders | Vol 69, No 1 | a934 | 28 
November 2022

Original Research
Ototoxicity monitoring in South African cancer facilities:  
A national survey
Katerina Ehlert, Barbara Heinze, De Wet Swanepoel
South African Journal of Communication Disorders | Vol 69, No 1 | a846 | 19 
January 2022

Original Research
Audiologists’ phenomenographic experiences of professional 
development during community service in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Sphilile Mbhele, Musa Makhoba
South African Journal of Communication Disorders | Vol 69, No 1 | a844 | 21 
January 2022

Original Research
Newborn and infant hearing screening at primary healthcare clinics 
in South Africa designated as National Health Insurance pilot sites: 
An exploratory study
Amisha Kanji
South African Journal of Communication Disorders | Vol 69, No 1 | a840 | 26 
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Vol 69, No 1 (2022)

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



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Original Research
A survey of communication supports in Grade R classrooms in the 
Western Cape, South Africa
Harsha Kathard, Prianka Parusnath, Lehana Thabane, Mershen Pillay, 
Zheng Jing Hu, Jane le Roux, Michal Harty, Shelley O Carrol, Rizwana B. 
Mallick
South African Journal of Communication Disorders | Vol 69, No 1 | a871 | 28 
October 2022

Original Research
Exploring swallowing, feeding and communication characteristics  
of toddlers with severe acute malnutrition
Casey J. Eslick, Esedra Krüger, Alta Kritzinger
South African Journal of Communication Disorders | Vol 69, No 1 | a874 | 31 
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Original Research
Contralateral suppression of transient evoked otoacoustic emissions in 
adults: A normative study
Simone Zevenster, Alida Naudé
South African Journal of Communication Disorders | Vol 69, No 1 | a929 | 08 
December 2022

Original Research
South African speech-language therapists’ practices regarding feeding 
tube placement in people with advanced dementia
Mariaan Cloete, Esedra Krüger, Jeannie van der Linde, Marien A. Graham, 
Sarveshvari B. Pillay
South African Journal of Communication Disorders | Vol 69, No 1 | a927 | 09 
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Original Research
Conducting clinical research in the era of the COVID-19 pandemic: 
Challenges and lessons for Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology 
research
Katijah Khoza-Shangase, Nomfundo Monroe, Ben Sebothoma
South African Journal of Communication Disorders | Vol 69, No 2 | a898 | 18 July 
2022

Original Research
In pursuit of increasing the application of tele-audiology in South Africa: 
COVID-19 puts on the alert for patient site facilitator training
Katijah Khoza-Shangase
South African Journal of Communication Disorders | Vol 69, No 2 | a900 | 20 July 
2022

Original Research
Feeding practices in public hospitals’ neonatal intensive care units:  
An exploration into the ways in which COVID-19 affected the best  
practice in Gauteng
Kim A. Coutts, Joanne Neille, Nicole Louw
South African Journal of Communication Disorders | Vol 69, No 2 | a921 | 22 July 
2022

Original Research
Middle ear status – structure, function and pathology: A scoping review 
on middle ear status of COVID-19 positive patients
Ben Sebothoma, Katijah Khoza-Shangase
South African Journal of Communication Disorders | Vol 69, No 2 | a910 | 25 July 
2022

Original Research
Health sciences students’ perception of the communicative impacts 
of face coverings during the COVID-19 pandemic at a South African 
University
Nasim B. Khan, Nolwazi Mthembu, Aishwarya Narothan, Zamahlase Sibisi, 
Qiniso Vilane
South African Journal of Communication Disorders | Vol 69, No 2 | a890 | 27 July 2022

Original Research
Exploring the online learning experience of first-year speech–language 
pathology students in a Johannesburg-based university
Nancy Barber, Jenna Sher
South African Journal of Communication Disorders | Vol 69, No 2 | a914 | 29 July 
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Increasing unemployment rate amongst health professionals: Will there 
be jobs for newly graduated South African audiologists post-COVID-19?
Vera-Genevey Hlayisi
South African Journal of Communication Disorders | Vol 69, No 2 | a909 | 01 August 
2022

Original Research
Simulations as a mode of clinical training in healthcare professions:  
A scoping review to guide planning in speech-language pathology  
and audiology during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond
Nabeelah Nagdee, Ben Sebothoma, Milka Madahana, Katijah Khoza-
Shangase, Nomfundo Moroe
South African Journal of Communication Disorders | Vol 69, No 2 | a905 | 02 August 
2022

Original Research
Challenges to infection control in early communication intervention:  
A scoping review
Bilqees Achmat, Berna Gerber
South African Journal of Communication Disorders | Vol 69, No 2 | a911 | 03 August 
2022

Original Research
The effects of COVID-19 on the rehabilitation of persons with aphasia: 
 A scoping review
Khetsiwe P. Masuku, Gift Khumalo, Nontokozo Shabangu
South African Journal of Communication Disorders | Vol 69, No 2 | a920 | 04 August 
2022

Original Research
When uncertainty becomes the norm: The Chris Hani Baragwanath 
Academic Hospital’s Speech Therapy and Audiology Department’s 
response to the COVID-19 pandemic
Sadna Balton, Annika L. Vallabhjee, Stephanie C. Pillay
South African Journal of Communication Disorders | Vol 69, No 2 | a913 | 08 August 
2022

Original Research
‘All of a sudden, you know, you can’t go to these services, because of the 
risk of infection’: Audiological service considerations at residential care 
homes for older persons during COVID-19
Victor de Andrade, Rethabile R.M. Landman
South African Journal of Communication Disorders | Vol 69, No 2 | a904 | 10 August 
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Vol 69, No 2 (2022) Special Collection: The impact of COVID-19 in SLH Professions in LMICs: Challenges and Opportunities Explored sub-edited by 
Katijah Khoza-Shangase (WITS), Nomfundo Moroe (WITS) and Joanne Neille (WITS)



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Original Research
The perspectives of speech–language pathologists: Providing teletherapy 
to patients with speech, language and swallowing difficulties during a 
COVID-19 context
Zahraa Tar-Mahomed, Kelly-Ann Kater
South African Journal of Communication Disorders | Vol 69, No 2 | a902 |  
11 August 2022

Original Research
Cochleovestibular findings linked to COVID-19: A scoping review for 
clinical care planning in South Africa
Katijah Khoza-Shangase
South African Journal of Communication Disorders | Vol 69, No 2 | a899 |  
12 August 2022

Original Research
A descriptive case report of telesupervision and online case-based 
learning for speech and language therapy students in Vietnam during the 
COVID-19 pandemic
Lindy L. McAllister, Marie Atherton, Alison Winkworth, Stephanie Wells, 
Dien K. Le, Karina Sandweg, Thuy T.T Nguyen, Natalia Henderson-Faranda, 
Sharon Broadmore
South African Journal of Communication Disorders | Vol 69, No 2 | a897 |  
15 August 2022

Original Research
Is a hybrid of online and face-to-face services feasible for  
audiological rehabilitation post COVID-19? Findings from  
three public health patients
Nuha Khatib, Vera-Genevey Hlayisi
South African Journal of Communication Disorders | Vol 69, No 2 | a907 |  
17 August 2022

Original Research
A proposed artificial intelligence-based real-time speech-to-text  
to sign language translator for South African official languages for the 
COVID-19 era and beyond: In pursuit of solutions for the  
hearing impaired
Milka C. Madahana, Katijah Khoza-Shangase, Nomfundo Moroe, Daniel 
Mayombo, Otis Nyandoro, John Ekoru
South African Journal of Communication Disorders | Vol 69, No 2 | a915 |  
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Students’ experiences of using a writing-intense programme to facilitate 
critical thinking skills on an online clinical training platform: A pilot study
Khetsiwe P. Masuku, Anniah Mupawose
South African Journal of Communication Disorders | Vol 69, No 2 | a919 |  
22 August 2022

Original Research
Application of machine learning approaches to analyse student success 
for contact learning and emergency remote teaching and learning during 
the COVID-19 era in speech–language pathology and audiology
Milka C. Madahana, Katijah Khoza-Shangase, Nomfundo Moroe, Otis 
Nyandoro, John Ekoru
South African Journal of Communication Disorders | Vol 69, No 2 | a912 |  
30 August 2022

Original Research
The experiences of speech-language therapists providing 
telerehabilitation services to children with autism spectrum disorder
Saira B. Karrim, Penelope S. Flack, Urisha Naidoo, Stephanie Beagle, 
Abigail Pontin
South African Journal of Communication Disorders | Vol 69, No 2 | a917 |  
31 August 2022

Original Research
Speech–language therapy educator reflections on the planning and 
implementation of education and training during the COVID-19 
pandemic
Urisha Naidoo, Penelope S. Flack, Vrinda Rathiram, Legini Moodley,  
Saira B. Karrim, Nomfundo Buthelezi, Vuledzani Ndanganeni
South African Journal of Communication Disorders | Vol 69, No 2 | a908 | 09 
September 2022

Original Research
The impact of COVID-19 on speech–language and hearing professions in 
low- and middle-income countries: Challenges and opportunities explored
Katijah Khoza-Shangase, Nomfundo Moroe, Joanne Neille, Anita Edwards
South African Journal of Communication Disorders | Vol 69, No 2 | a937 |  
09 September 2022

Reviewer Acknowledgement
South African Journal of Communication Disorders | Vol 69, No 1 | a952 | 19 
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