Medical Journal of the Islamic Republic Of Iran

en Qualitative Analysis of Newborn Hearing Screening Program in Iran Public Administration & Health management and economics Public Administration & Health management and economics Original Research Original Research Background: Early diagnosis of hearing loss and timely interventions are important to minimize the consequences of this condition, especially for children. This research was conducted to analyze the newborn hearing loss screening program in Iran.    Methods: This qualitative study was conducted using the content analysis method and based on the CIPP model in 2023. The snowball method was used to recruit a sample with maximum diversity. The criteria for selecting people for interviews included having at least three years of experience in the newborn hearing loss screening program and sufficient knowledge in the field. To ensure the reliability of the results, four criteria proposed by Lincoln and Guba were used. Data analysis was conducted by MAXQDA2022 software.    Results: In the current research, using content analysis in the form of the CIPP model, based on the viewpoints of the interviewees (40 people), the management requirements of the newborn hearing loss screening program were categorized into the four main categories of context (texture), input, process, and output. Eight subcategories were identified in the context dimension, four subcategories in the input dimension, seven subcategories in the process dimension, and four subcategories in the output dimension.    Conclusion: According to the findings of this research, in order to properly implement the newborn hearing loss screening program, there is a need to conduct pilot studies, need assessments, evidence-based programs, and epidemiological studies and to prioritize services and resources. Also, communication between service delivery levels needs to be improved, and attention should be paid to personnel motivation and screening programs.   Program analysis, Hearing loss screening program, infants, Iran, CIPP model, Directed qualitative 146 154 http://mjiri.iums.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-8533-1&slc_lang=en&sid=1 Ehsan Moradi-Joo ehsanmoradijoo@yahoo.com 200319475328460088855 200319475328460088855 No Faculty of Management and Medical Information Sciences, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran Mohsen Barouni mohsenbarooni@gmail.com 200319475328460088856 200319475328460088856 Yes School of Management and Medical Informatics, Health Services Management Research Center, Institute for Futures Studies in Health, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran Leila Vali vali1386@gmail.com 200319475328460088857 200319475328460088857 No Faculty of Management and Medical Information Sciences, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran Saeid Mahmoudian mahmoudian.s@iums.ac.ir 200319475328460088858 200319475328460088858 No ENT and Head and Neck Research Center, The Five Senses Health Institute, School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences