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Follow-up of children diagnosed with deafness in a neonatal hearing screening program in Manaus.

João Bosco Lopes BotelhoDiego Monteiro de CarvalhoGiane Zupellari Dos Santos MeloJosé Cardoso NetoSamuel Machado do NascimentoWenberger Lanza Daniel de FigueiredoLarissa Abreu LacerdaKristian Holanda Nogueira
Published in: Revista de saude publica (2023)
Although the screening flow reaches a large part of live births, the dropout rates during the process are high, therefore, the socioeconomic and geographic characteristics of regions such as the Amazon should be considered as relevant factors to the evasion of rehabilitation programs of these children. Hospitalization in the neonatal ICU and family history of hearing loss in the investigations could be identified as the main and most important factors for alteration of the otoacoustic emissions retests.
Keyphrases
  • hearing loss
  • young adults
  • intensive care unit
  • gestational age
  • municipal solid waste
  • preterm birth