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KMID : 0361020230660040248
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Korean Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
2023 Volume.66 No. 4 p.248 ~ p.255
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Parental Awareness of the National Support Policy for Outpatient Clinic Newborn Hearing Screening in South Korea
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Kim Ji-Su
Park Su-Kyoung
Choi Kyu-Young
Chang Ji-Won
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Abstract
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Background and Objectives Newborn hearing screening (NHS) is recommended for babiesbefore reaching the age of one month; however, the awareness of the policy in parents is re-ported to be insufficient in South Korea. The understanding that NHS is covered by the na-tional insurance is also low possibly due to the lack of both advertisement and national poli-cies for hearing loss. In this study, parental awareness of NHS and related national supportpolicies were investigated by surveying parents who visited the Otolaryngology clinic for NHSfor their children.
Subjects and Method Parental awareness was evaluated by a survey of 99 parents for thesuitable period for NHS and hearing evaluation for their children. Also, we investigated theawareness of national support policies for NHS and hearing aids, along with other opinions re-garding the national support system.
Results The recommended initial NHS timing was acknowledged by 84.7% of the parents;however, the recommended
confirmatory hearing test timing was recognized only by 17.2%.
The awareness of national support policies for hearing aids, support policies for inpatient andoutpatient NHS was noted in 37.4%, 46.5%, and 37.4%, respectively. The necessity for nation-al guidance and a national management system for neonatal hearing loss was supported by92.9% and 97% of the parents, respectively.
Conclusion Most parents visiting the Otolaryngology clinic were unaware of the time pointfor the confirmatory hearing test and of the national support policies for infantile hearing loss.
A national infantile hearing management system is required to meet the 1-3-6 guidelines for in-fantile hearing loss.
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KEYWORD
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Awareness, Hearing, Neonatal screening, Newborn, Policy
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