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Table 3 Distribution of cases according to antenatal history in relation to significant hearing loss

From: Hearing impairment and its risk factors by newborn screening in north-western India

Antenatal history

Significant hearing loss

χ 2

P

Absent

Present

Total

Fever

No

383 (99.0 %)

18 (100.0 %)

401 (99.0 %)

0.188

0.883

Yes

4 (1.0 %)

0

4 (1.0 %)

Rash

No

386 (99.7 %)

18 (100.0 %)

404 (99.8 %)

0.047

0.956

Yes

1 (0.3 %)

0

1 (0.2 %)

Jaundice

No

383 (99.0 %)

17 (94.4 %)

400 (98.8 %)

2.844

0.089

Yes

4 (1.0 %)

1 (5.6 %)

5 (1.2 %)

Blood Transfusion

No

384 (99.2 %)

17 (94.4 %)

401 (99.0 %)

4.019

0.045

Yes

3 (0.8 %)

1 (5.6 %)

4 (1.0 %)

Leaking per-vaginum

No

375 (96.9 %)

17 (94.4 %)

392 (96.8 %)

0.334

0.564

Yes

12 (3.1 %)

1 (5.6 %)

13 (3.2 %)

Offending drug intake

No

385 (99.5 %)

18 (100.0 %)

403 (99.5 %)

0.093

0.954

Yes

2 (0.5 %)

0

2 (0.5 %)

Radiation exposure

No

387 (100 %)

18 (100.0 %)

405 (100.0 %)

-

-

Yes

0

0

0

Other

No

384 (99.2 %)

18 (100.0 %)

402 (99.3 %)

0.141

0.987

Yes

3 (0.8 %)

0

3 (0.7 %)

Drug addiction

No

382 (98.7 %)

17 (94.4 %)

399 (98.5 %)

2.142

0.143

Yes

5 (1.3 %)

1 (5.6 %)

6 (1.5 %)

Antenatal clinics attended

No

98 (25.3 %)

5 (27.8 %)

103 (25.4 %)

0.055

0.815

Yes

289 (74.7 %)

13 (72.2 %)

302 (74.6 %)

Maternal TORCH profile

No

386 (99.7 %)

18 (100.0 %)

404 (99.8 %)

0.047

0.829

Yes

1 (0.3 %)

0

1 (0.2 %)

Pre-eclampsia

No

374 (96.6 %)

18 (100.0 %)

392 (96.8 %)

0.625

0.429

Yes

13 (3.4 %)

0

13 (3.2 %)

Antepartum hemorrhage

No

377 (97.4 %)

16 (88.9 %)

393 (97.0 %)

4.350

0.037

Yes

10 (2.6 %)

2 (11.1 %)

12 (3.0 %)