title: Prevalence and risk factors of hearing loss among infants in Jordan: initial results from universal neonatal screening.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To determine the association of reported risk factors with hearing loss, and explore the possible contribution of other risk factors that may improve identifying Jordanian children for whom interventions should be provided.
  
  
  METHODS
  A cross-sectional study was performed in 37 hospitals and mother-child clinics from different health sectors in Jordan. The hearing screening protocol was performed in three stages. Data collected as risk factors for infant hearing loss included those on the 2007 Joint Committee on Infant Hearing list as well as other factors believed to be possibly significant.
  
  
  METHODS
  All babies born in or attending any of these hospitals or clinics were screened for hearing loss, which included a total of 63 041.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Of the 63 042 infants, 966 (1.5%) were confirmed to have significant hearing loss. We identified additional risk factors that were associated with hearing loss in infants.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  These preliminary data add to the understanding of the epidemiology of hearing loss in Jordan. The presence of at least one JCIH risk factor, admission to NICU for > 5 days, age, birth weight, postnatal hypoxia, and mode of delivery were independently associated with hearing loss.
authors.affiliation: King Fahad Medical City, Research Center , Riyadh , Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Amani
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Abu-Shaheen
authors.forename: Mohammad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Al-Masri
authors.forename: Nahid
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: El-Bakri
authors.forename: Anwar
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Batieha
authors.forename: Abdullah
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nofal
authors.forename: Doaa
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Abdelmoety
mesh_terms: D001724:Birth Weight; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D036861:Delivery, Obstetric / Q000009:adverse effects; D005260:Female; D034381:Hearing Loss / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D006320:Hearing Tests; D006801:Humans; D000860:Hypoxia / Q000150:complications; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007597:Jordan / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D015997:Neonatal Screening / Q000379:methods; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors
keywords: Demographics/epidemiology; hearing conservation; otoacoustic emissions; pediatric