Table 3.
Performance of universal infant screening pilot programmes in developing countries
| Region/Country [Reference] | No of Births or Eligible Infants | Total Screened (% Coverage) | Referral at Discharge (%) | Returned for Follow-up (%) | Referred for Diagnosis | Returned for Diagnosis (%) | Mean Age of Diagnosis (months) |
| Sub Saharan Africa | |||||||
| Nigeria [32] | 1,132 | 1,132 (100) | 204 (18.0) | 116 (56.9) | 57 | 32 (56.0)* | 2.0* |
| South Africa [33] | 510 | 489 (95.9) | 68 (13.9) | 27 (39.7) | 9 | 1 (11.1) | 6.0* |
| South of Asia | |||||||
| Pakistan [34] | n/a | 756 | 77 (10.2) | 26 (33.8) | 6 | 6 (100) | 6.0 |
| Middle East | |||||||
| Saudi Arabia [35] | 13,071 | 11,986 (91.7) | 300 (2.5) | 300 (100) | 22 | 22(100) | 5.5 |
| Oman [39] | 32, 080 | 21,387 (66.7) | 262 (1.2) | 262 (100) | 55 | 36 (65.5) | n/a |
| East Asia Pacific | |||||||
| Hong Kong [52] | 1,076 | 1,064 (98.9) | 476 (44.7) | n/a | 37 | 35 (94.6) | n/a |
| Taiwan [42] | 7 7,496 | 6,765 (90.2) | 430 (6.4) | 370 (86.0) | 154 | 140 (90.9) | 3.5 |
| Malaysia [44] | 5,242 | 4,437 (84.6) | 531 (12.0) | 303 (57.0) | 55 | 34 (61.8) | 3.6 |
| Singapore [47] | 44, 579 | 44,488 (99.8) | 1040 (2.3) | 940 (90.4) | 254 | 194 (76.4) | 2.7 |
| Latin America | |||||||
| Brazil [48] | 4,631 | 4,196 (90.6) | 73 (1.7) | 60 (82.2) | 25 | 25 (100) | 4.3 |
| Mexico [49] | 3,069 | 3,066 (99.9) | 33 (1.1) | 32 (97.0) | 7 | 7 (100) | 3.0 |
*unpublished
n/a not available