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ea0007s45 | Congenital adrenal hyperplasia | BES2004

Assessing the need for an interpreter in families of children with CAH from an ethnic background

Jones J , Das U , Bucko J , Clayton P , Hall C

Objective: To assess the understanding of congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) among families of Caucasian White (W) and Asian (A) with CAH, and also to evaluate the need for interpreters for Asian families attending the North West Regional CAH clinic.Design: A parent directed questionnaire was administered by two interviewers, one of whom spoke Urdu,Punjabi and Bengali to 18 A families ( M = 8 F=18) and 39 W families (M=20 F=22) with children with CAH, ...