Follow-up of children diagnosed with deafness in a neonatal hearing screening program in Manaus.

Objective: To evaluate the follow-up of children diagnosed with deafness in neonatal hearing screening and risk factors for hearing loss.

Methods: Quantitative, cross-sectional, and retrospective study to evaluate factors associated with hearing loss and the follow-up of cases of children diagnosed with audiological dysfunction, by analyzing electronic medical records of 5,305 children referred to a Specialized Center in Type I Rehabilitation, from January/2016 to February/2020, in the city of Manaus, Amazonas. The statistical study used Pearson's chi-square test and binary logistic regression in which odds ratio scans were obtained with reliability intervals of 95%.