Cost-effectiveness of audiometric screening of first-year preparatory pupils in Dhofar region, Oman
EMHJ-Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal. 2004; 10 (3): 303-308
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ABSTRACT
Audiometric screening was conducted in Dhofar region to study the magnitude of ear problems and cost-effectiveness of screening first-year preparatory-school children in Oman. None of the 1894 pupils had otitis media with effusion or sensory neuronal hearing loss. Six children [0.32%] had impacted wax, 4 [0.21%] chronic suppurative otitis media and 2 [0.11%] dry perforation of eardrum. In all, 14 children [0.74%] with suspected hearing impairment were referred to a specialist but only 2 attended. Physicians and nurses spent 8-10 minutes for ear examination per child for a yield of less than 1%. The screening expenditure was US$ 5 per pupil. As the prevalence of serious ear conditions was low, we conclude that exp and ing the audiometric screening of schoolchildren to first-year preparatory pupils is not cost-effective
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IMEMR (Mediterrâneo Oriental)
Assunto principal:
Otite Média Supurativa
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Serviços de Saúde Escolar
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Cerume
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Programas de Rastreamento
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Doença Crônica
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Estudos Transversais
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Gastos em Saúde
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Previsões
Tipo de estudo:
Avaliação Econômica em Saúde
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Estudo de prevalência
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Estudo de rastreamento
Limite:
Criança
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Feminino
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Humanos
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Masculino
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
East Mediterr Health J.
Ano de publicação:
2004
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