Table 3 |
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One-way sensitivity analyses for QCM at 120 months. The model was evaluated with a range of different values for one parameter while the other parameters were held constant. The ranges of the parameter values are given in table 1 |
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Parameter |
Strategy |
Lower estimate |
Upper estimate |
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Prevalence |
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UNHS |
8061 |
26872 |
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RS |
6820 |
22733 |
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NS |
5636 |
18787 |
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Sensitivity of screening |
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UNHS |
13436 |
13608 |
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RS |
11367 |
11453 |
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NS |
9394 |
9394 |
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Specificity of screening |
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UNHS |
13436 |
13436 |
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RS |
11367 |
11367 |
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NS |
9394 |
9394 |
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Prevalence of risk factors in impaired children |
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UNHS |
13436 |
13436 |
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RS |
11284 |
11615 |
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NS |
9394 |
9394 |
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Coverage of screening |
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UNHS |
13158 |
13714 |
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RS |
11204 |
11530 |
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NS |
9394 |
9394 |
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Follow up after screening |
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UNHS |
13177 |
13694 |
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RS |
11237 |
11496 |
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NS |
9394 |
9394 |
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Discounting factor |
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UNHS |
15725 |
12124 |
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RS |
13447 |
10180 |
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NS |
11276 |
8327 |
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UNHS = universal neonatal hearing screening RS = risk factor screening NS = no systematic screening QCM = quality weighed detected child months |
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Grill et al. BMC Public Health 2005 5:12 doi:10.1186/1471-2458-5-12 |
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