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Correction to: Symptoms of anxiety disorders in Iranian adolescents with hearing loss during the COVID-19 pandemic

BMC Psychiatry volume 21, Article number: 185 (2021) Cite this article

The Original Article was published on 22 February 2021

Correction to: BMC Psychiatry 21, 114 (2021)

https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-021-03118-0

Following the publication of the original article [1], minor errors were identified in the sections. The changes have been highlighted in bold typeface.

Abstract:

Results

Among the subscales, only the Social Anxiety Disorder (39.1% in deaf vs. 9.1% in HH, p = 0.009) and the School Avoidance (52.2% in deaf vs. 24.2% in HH, p = 0.031) significantly differed.

Background:

According to the World Health Organization, Iran is the leading country in the number of cases and deaths due to COVID-19 in the Eastern Mediterranean region [2].

Results:

Symptoms of ADs

Among the subscales only SoAD (39.1% in deaf vs. 9.1% in HH, P-value = 0.009) and SA (52.2% in deaf vs. 24.2% in HH, p-value = 0.03) significantly were higher in the deaf adolescent than HH peers.

The author group has been updated above and the original article [1] has been corrected.

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  1. Ariapooran, Khezeli. Symptoms of anxiety disorders in Iranian adolescents with hearing loss during the COVID-19 pandemic. BMC Psychiatry. 2021;21:114. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-021-03118-0.

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  1. Department of Psychology, Malayer University, Malayer, Iran

    Saeed Ariapooran

  2. Social Development and Health Promotion Research Center, Health Institute, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran

    Mehdi Khezeli

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Ariapooran, S., Khezeli, M. Correction to: Symptoms of anxiety disorders in Iranian adolescents with hearing loss during the COVID-19 pandemic. BMC Psychiatry 21, 185 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-021-03186-2

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