Population outcomes and cost-effectiveness of universal newborn hearing vs risk factor screening at age 5 years.

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/491228

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Universal newborn hearing screening (UNHS) is being widely implemented because it is thought to greatly improve outcomes for children with congenital deafness. However, it is also very costly. Between 2003-5, all New South Wales babies were offered UNHS, while Victorian babies were offered a risk-factor screening and referral program. This two-year 'natural experiment' paves the way for a unique population effectiveness and cost-effectiveness study of UNHS as the children reach 5 years of age.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2008

End Date: 01-01-2010

Funding Scheme: NHMRC Project Grants

Funding Amount: $540,423.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Community Child Health

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

child development | child health | cost-effectiveness | deafness | economic evaluation of health care interventions | hearing loss, sensorineural | language delay | outcomes assessment | population screening | public health costs

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