Research Article
Magnitude and Factors Associated with Refer Results of Newborn Hearing Screening at Academic Tertiary Level Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Table 3
The refer rate of follow-up screening of TEOAE according to the mode of delivery, gestational age, and birth weight (6).
| Factors | Total number of newborns | Frequency of pass TEOAE | Frequency of refer TEOAE | Refer rate (%) |
| C/S | 44 | 20 | 24 | 54.50 | SVD | 74 | 38 | 36 | 48.60 | Forceps | 3 | 2 | 1 | 33.30 | Gestational age ≥34 weeks | 101 | 60 | 41 | 40.6 | Gestational age <34 weeks | 20 | | 20 | 100 | Normal birth weight [2500–4000 gram] | 78 | 48 | 30 | 38.50 | Low birth weight [1500–2500 gram) | 22 | 10 | 12 | 54.50 | Very low birth weight <1500 gram | 21 | 2 | 19 | 90.50 |
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