TY  - BOOK
TI  - The Incidence of newborn screening and factors influence the decision of the mothers to do newborn screening among neonates born at FEU-NRMF Medical Center from January 2005 to December 2005
AV  - CH 2006 0001 
PY  - 2006///
CY  - Fairview, Quezon City
PB  - Department of Child Health, FEU-NRMF
N1  - Includes bibliographical references; RESDCH
N2  - Abstract:  A prospective cross sectional study was done to determine the incidence of newborn screening and determine the factors influencing the decision of the mothers to do newborn screening among neonates born at FEU-NRMF Medical Center from January to December 2005.  A total of 808 newborns delivered at FEU-NRMF were included in this study.  Of the total, 575 (71%) underwent newborn screening (NBS) while 233 or 29% did not. Demographic profile of the mothers were also determined and showed that the most significant factors for failure of the screening were cost, early motherhood, primiparity, high school undergraduate, single motherhood and early hospital discharge (<48hrs)
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