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Table 1 Program indicators

From: Indicators of newborn screening for congenital hypothyroidism in Sri Lanka: program challenges and way forward

 

2011

2012

Total

Total number of live births

38419

39285

77704

Screened infants

38248

39113

77361

Percentage of coverage

99.6%

99.6%

99.6%

Total positives

303

235

538

True positives

21

26

47

False positives

283

209

492

Positive predictive value

6.9%

11.1%

8.6%

Incidence of primary CH among screened

1:1821

1:1504

1:1682

False positive rate among screened

0.74%

0.53%

0.64%