Is Newborn Hearing Screening Cost Effective? Economic Consideration for Policy Makers

Conclusions: We concluded cost per new case detection is 6956 US$ in Iranian neonate hearing screening program. Almost, it is equal to GDP per capita and it may be cost effective. Since there are many strategies to screening of newborn, it is suggested that all alternative screening strategies be analyzed by a cost effectiveness method to find the best strategy for hearing loss screening.
Source: International Journal of Preventive Medicine - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research