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Prevalence of Noise-Induced Hearing Loss among Textile Industry Workers in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
BACKGROUND: Noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) is the most common preventable cause of deafness. The degree of NIHL is determined by intensity, duration of exposure, spectral characteristics of the noise, and individual susceptibility. Industrial workers in both developed and developing countries are...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6634445/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31225954 http://dx.doi.org/10.5334/aogh.2352 |
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author | Abraham, Zephania Massawe, Enica Ntunaguzi, Daudi Kahinga, Aveline Mawala, Shaban |
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description | BACKGROUND: Noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) is the most common preventable cause of deafness. The degree of NIHL is determined by intensity, duration of exposure, spectral characteristics of the noise, and individual susceptibility. Industrial workers in both developed and developing countries are all at risk of suffering from NIHL. METHODS: An industry-based descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted. Data was collected using structured questionnaires, where sound intensity and hearing assessment were measured using a portable sound level meter and a portable audiometer, respectively. Data was analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) program version 21. FINDINGS: Out of 265 industrial workers who were recruited in this study, 161 (60.8%) were males and the predominant age group was 22 to 35 years (43%). The prevalence of NIHL was found to be 58.5%. Of 155 workers with NIHL, 101 (67.7%) were males. The most common age group was greater than 49 years. Of those with work experience from 5 to 10 years, only 38.5% had NIHL. The most common symptom was hearing loss, accounting for 24.9% of cases. CONCLUSION: The overall prevalence of NIHL was higher in textile industry workers. The prevalence was higher in males, older workers, and those who experienced prolonged exposure. |
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spelling | pubmed-66344452019-09-16 Prevalence of Noise-Induced Hearing Loss among Textile Industry Workers in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Abraham, Zephania Massawe, Enica Ntunaguzi, Daudi Kahinga, Aveline Mawala, Shaban Ann Glob Health Original Research BACKGROUND: Noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) is the most common preventable cause of deafness. The degree of NIHL is determined by intensity, duration of exposure, spectral characteristics of the noise, and individual susceptibility. Industrial workers in both developed and developing countries are all at risk of suffering from NIHL. METHODS: An industry-based descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted. Data was collected using structured questionnaires, where sound intensity and hearing assessment were measured using a portable sound level meter and a portable audiometer, respectively. Data was analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) program version 21. FINDINGS: Out of 265 industrial workers who were recruited in this study, 161 (60.8%) were males and the predominant age group was 22 to 35 years (43%). The prevalence of NIHL was found to be 58.5%. Of 155 workers with NIHL, 101 (67.7%) were males. The most common age group was greater than 49 years. Of those with work experience from 5 to 10 years, only 38.5% had NIHL. The most common symptom was hearing loss, accounting for 24.9% of cases. CONCLUSION: The overall prevalence of NIHL was higher in textile industry workers. The prevalence was higher in males, older workers, and those who experienced prolonged exposure. Ubiquity Press 2019-06-17 /pmc/articles/PMC6634445/ /pubmed/31225954 http://dx.doi.org/10.5334/aogh.2352 Text en Copyright: © 2019 The Author(s) http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC-BY 4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/. |
spellingShingle | Original Research Abraham, Zephania Massawe, Enica Ntunaguzi, Daudi Kahinga, Aveline Mawala, Shaban Prevalence of Noise-Induced Hearing Loss among Textile Industry Workers in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania |
title | Prevalence of Noise-Induced Hearing Loss among Textile Industry Workers in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania |
title_full | Prevalence of Noise-Induced Hearing Loss among Textile Industry Workers in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania |
title_fullStr | Prevalence of Noise-Induced Hearing Loss among Textile Industry Workers in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania |
title_full_unstemmed | Prevalence of Noise-Induced Hearing Loss among Textile Industry Workers in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania |
title_short | Prevalence of Noise-Induced Hearing Loss among Textile Industry Workers in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania |
title_sort | prevalence of noise-induced hearing loss among textile industry workers in dar es salaam, tanzania |
topic | Original Research |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6634445/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31225954 http://dx.doi.org/10.5334/aogh.2352 |
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