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Table 3 ‘Refer rate’ and follow-up rate for second screening in the community-based hearing screening conducted by VHW in 94 villages (Group A and Group B villages)

From: Implementation and evaluation of a rural community-based pediatric hearing screening program integrating in-person and tele-diagnostic auditory brainstem response (ABR)

Age

Children screened 1st screen

Children referred in 1stscreen

1st screen refer rate

Follow up rate for 2nd screening

Children screened in 2nd screen

Children referred in 2ndscreen

2nd screening refer rate

0-3 m

928

19

2.0%

68.4%

13

1

0.1%

4-6 m

226

10

4.4%

80%

8

1

0.4%

7 m-1y

360

14

3.9%

92.8%

13

3

0.8%

> 1–2 y

478

19

4.0%

94.7%

18

3

0.6%

> 2–3 y

403

30

7.4%

100%

30

4

1.0%

> 3–4 y

308

25

8.1%

100%

25

5

1.6%

> 4 -5y

112

12

10.7%

58.3%

7

7

6.3%