Research Article

Emerging Data from a Newborn Hearing Screening Program in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

Table 1

Initial and follow-up NHS results.

NHS-pass ()NHS-fail ()
Right (%)Left (%)Right (%)Left (%)

NHS-initial1592 (87.40%)1627 (89.30%)229 (12.60%)194 (10.70%)
NHS-follow-up399 (94.30%)399 (94.30%)24 (05.70%)24 (05.70%)

NHS: newborn hearing screening.