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Table 3 One-way sensitivity analyses for QCM at 120 months. The model was evaluated with a range of different values for one parameter while the other parameters were held constant. The ranges of the parameter values are given in table 1

From: Comparing the clinical effectiveness of different new-born hearing screening strategies. A decision analysis

Parameter

Strategy

Lower estimate

Upper estimate

Prevalence

   
 

UNHS

8061

26872

 

RS

6820

22733

 

NS

5636

18787

Sensitivity of screening

   
 

UNHS

13436

13608

 

RS

11367

11453

 

NS

9394

9394

Specificity of screening

   
 

UNHS

13436

13436

 

RS

11367

11367

 

NS

9394

9394

Prevalence of risk factors in impaired children

   
 

UNHS

13436

13436

 

RS

11284

11615

 

NS

9394

9394

Coverage of screening

   
 

UNHS

13158

13714

 

RS

11204

11530

 

NS

9394

9394

Follow up after screening

   
 

UNHS

13177

13694

 

RS

11237

11496

 

NS

9394

9394

Discounting factor

   
 

UNHS

15725

12124

 

RS

13447

10180

 

NS

11276

8327

  1. UNHS = universal neonatal hearing screening
  2. RS = risk factor screening
  3. NS = no systematic screening
  4. QCM = quality weighed detected child months