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Table 2 Distribution of risk factors among the study group

From: Targeted newborn hearing screening in the neonatal intensive care unit of Assiut University Hospital

Risk factor

No.

%

Preterm

50

25.0

Low BW

21

10.5

Hyperbilirubinemia with blood transfusion

5

2.5

Craniofacial anomalies

1

0.5

Brain anoxia

1

0.5

F.H of HL + preterm + low BW

1

0.5

Preterm + low BW

114

57.0

Preterm + hyperbilirubinemia with blood transfusion

1

0.5

Preterm + craniofacial anomalies

2

1.0

Preterm + low BW + craniofacial anomalies

1

0.5

Preterm + low BW + hyperbilirubinemia with blood transfusion

1

0.5

Preterm + low BW + craniofacial anomalies +brain anoxia

1

0.5

Brain anoxia + MV

1

0.5

Total

200

100.0

  1. BW birth weight, FH family history, HL hearing loss, MV mechanical ventilation