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ArticleFrontiers in pediatrics2024

Evaluation of newborn hearing screening program in Jordan.

Faten S Obeidat, Noura Alothman, Rania Alkahtani, Sameer Al-Najjar, Mohammad Obeidat, Asia Y Ali, Elham Ahmad, Alia A Alghwiri

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Article in Frontiers in pediatrics, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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  1. Universal newborn hearing screening in Southwest Iran: coverage, risk factors, and outcomes in a large-scale population.European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery · 2026
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Faten S ObeidatDepartment of Hearing and Speech Sciences, School of Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan.
Noura AlothmanDepartment of Health Communication Sciences, College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Rania AlkahtaniDepartment of Health Communication Sciences, College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Sameer Al-NajjarDepartment of Genetic & Congenital Disorders Prevention, Non-Communicable Diseases Directorate, Ministry of Health, Amman, Jordan.
Mohammad ObeidatDepartment of Hearing and Speech Sciences, School of Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan.
Asia Y AliDepartment of Audiology, Al-Bashir Hospital, Amman, Jordan.
Elham AhmadDepartment of Information System and Program, Ministry of Health, Amman, Jordan.
Alia A AlghwiriDepartment of Physiotherapy, School of Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan.

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Abstract

Introduction: The Newborn Hearing Screening (NHS) program was officially launched in Jordan in 2021. Since its inception, no studies have examined the effectiveness of the program. This study seeks to assess the effectiveness and outcomes of the NHS program in Jordan. Methods: A retrospective cross-sectional study was conducted to investigate the program coverage rate, referral rate, loss to follow-up rate and the hearing status of newborns who successfully completed the necessary diagnostic assessment. Live births in all hospitals administered by the Ministry of Health (MoH) in Jordan from July 2021 to November 2023 were included. Results: Out of 25,825 newborns delivered, 99.4% (25,682) were screened. A referral rate of 0.7% (189) was recorded. Approximately 61.9% of those referred ( Discussion: The current status of the NHS program in Jordan is promising. The program has achieved most benchmarks recommended by the Joint Committee on Infant Hearing (JCIH), demonstrating encouraging outcomes. There is a need to investigate and address the factors causing delays in the identification of hearing loss in Jordan.

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