In Universal Newborn Hearing Screening: Knowledge of Thai Healthcare Personals
Sirirattawan J, MD1, Khuancharee K, MPH1
Affiliation : 1 Division of Otolaryngology, HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Medical Center, Faculty of Medicine, Srinakharinwirot University, Nakhon Nayok, Thailand
Objective : The present study aimed to evaluate the knowledge of Thai healthcare personals involved in newborn hearing screening
program (NHSP) training program.
Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional design, 200 medical staffs who involved newborn in HRH Maha Chakri Sirindhorn
Medical center (MSMC) as well as in public health area 4 (Sara Buri) attended the best practice in NHSP training program. Participants
completed pre-post surveys of their NHSP training.
Results : The mean epidemiology and causes of hearing loss score of post training was statistically significant higher than that pre-
training by 0.48 scores (95% CI = 0.19 to 0.76). Moreover, the overall knowledge score of post training was significantly higher than
that pre-training by 0.99 scores (95% CI = 0.26 to 1.72). Nevertheless, the overall percentage score of knowledge for all participants
was 19.0% of the participants which was categorized as having good knowledge level.
Conclusion : The overall knowledge score of post training was higher than that pre-training, Nevertheless, the most participants
had overall percentage scores of knowledge as having poor knowledge level. Therefore, the finding suggests that there is also a need
for continuous educational initiatives for the healthcare personals on intensively proper NHSP training workshop.
Keywords : Knowledge, Healthcare Personals, Newborn Hearing Screening Program
