United Arab Emirates National Newborn Screening Programme: an evaluation 1998-2000
(East. Mediterr. health j).
in English
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| ID: who-119281
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ABSTRACT
To evaluate the United Arab Emirate National Newborn Screening Programme we compared coverage, timeliness of programme indicators [age at sampling, recall and treatment initiation, timing of specimen delivery and laboratory results] and specimen quality with international st and ards. Recall rate, sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive values and relative incidence rates for phenylketonuria [PKU] and congenital hypothyroidism [CH] were calculated. Investigations for hypothyroidism included thyroid function studies [T3, T4, fT4 and TSH], technetium-99m thyroid scan when possible and thyroglobulin and thyroid antibodies when indicated. PKU investigations included plasma amino acids and measurement of biopterin defects. In the 6 years before December 2000, 138,718 neonates were screened. Relative incidences for CH and for classic PKU were 11570 and 120,050 respectively
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Collection:
Databases of international organizations
Health context:
SDG3 - Target 3.8 Achieve universal access to health
Health problem:
Delivery Arrangements
Database:
WHO IRIS
Main subject:
Biopterins
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Infant, Newborn
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Birth Rate
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Age Factors
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Neonatal Screening
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Aftercare
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Congenital Hypothyroidism
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Amino Acids
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Health Services Needs and Demand
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Hypothyroidism
Language:
English
Journal:
East. Mediterr. health j
Year:
2003