2020 Volume 63 Issue 6 Pages 518-524
The results of newborn hearing screening (NHS) in 1549 children who underwent hearing tests at our hospital between 2016 and 2018 were investigated from the patient referral documents and records of the Maternal and Child Health Handbook (MCH Handbook). The format of the MCH Handbook was changed in 2012 and 2017, so it was also confirmed (before 2012: Type A, 2012-2016: type B, after 2017: Type C). A total of 1402 children were screened, and 147 were had not been screened, corresponding to an examination rate of 91%. The results of NHS were “bilateral refer” for 34%,“unilateral refer” for 21%, and “bilateral pass” for 45%. Recording in the MCH Handbook could be confirmed for 718 cases. The inspection date could be confirmed in 92%, the evaluation method could be confirmed in 55%, and the test results could be confirmed in 64%. Information about the NHS was described in 97% of Type B and 95% of Type C. While the current Type C provides a variety of information about NHS, the percent coverage of the entire information about NHS was only 62%; in other words, 38% had missing records. Although an information sharing system using the MCH Handbook is available, it is necessary to improve the NHS system to reduce missing records of NHS in the MCH Handbook.
