The cost effectiveness newborn hearing screening at Takuapa hospital

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กชกร หะรารักษ์

Abstract

Abstract


Background: Hearing impairment in children across the world constitutes a particularly serious obstacle to their optimal development and education, including language acquisition.


Objectives: This study aims to determine cost effectiveness of the universal newborn hearing screening compare with high risk newborn hearing screening program in Takuapa Hospital.


Method: The economic analysis used a decision tree approach to determine the cost-effectiveness of newborn hearing screening strategies revealed that a universal newborn hearing screening in 5 years (January, 2016-2020).


Result: The high risk hearing screening cost was 107,481.49 baht per year 422.25 baht per person (Unit cost), while the cost of universal  hearing screening was 701,842.24 baht per year 173.38 baht per person (Unit cost). Universal newborn hearing screening could detect 3 hearing loss and high risk screening were 1 case, low risk screening 2 cases respectively. The incremental cost per case detected for the universal hearing screening vs. high risk hearing screening protocol is estimated to be 233,947.41 baht. 2 newborns hearing loss refer for cochlear implant. Sensitivity analysis of variables for universal hearing screening, the baseline prevalence of hearing impairment affected the results.


Conclusion: This study found that the universal hearing screening method had the highest cost and highly effective to determine newborn hearing loss.


 

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หะรารักษ์ ก. (2021). The cost effectiveness newborn hearing screening at Takuapa hospital. Thai Journal of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, 21(2), 18–30. Retrieved from https://he02.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/rcotJ/article/view/248867
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