Variable | All 6 years | Average each year | % |
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Total number of school-age children who underwent hearing screening | 137,115 | 22,853 | 100 |
Number of children referred with hearing loss | 3599 | 600 | 2.6 |
Number of children referred for examination after referral | 3128 | 521 | 2.3 |
Primary School children with no hearing problems | 1364 | 227 | 0.1 |
Primary School children with no hearing problem who had been referred for temporary inflammation of the tympanic membrane, a long interval between the first and the specialized stages, duct collapse, and lack of cooperation, but no hearing problems | 205 | 34 | 0.1 |
diagnosed with true hearing problems (true positive) | 1559 | 260 | 1.1 |