Parental/Caregiver Satisfaction and Anxiety with Newborn Hearing Screening Program in Dakshina Karnataka, India - A Questionnaire Based Study.

Aims: The present study aimed to assess parental/caregiver satisfaction with a Neonatal Hearing screening program and determine the levels of parental/caregiver stress and anxiety at the time of hearing screening/ rescreening.

Materials & Methods: A cross-sectional study design was adapted to collect data for the current study. The study was conducted in two phases, where phase one included the development of the questionnaire and its validation, and phase two included data collection and statistical analysis.