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Occupational Noise-Induced Pre-Hypertension and Determinant Factors Among Metal Manufacturing Workers in Gondar City Administration, Northwest Ethiopia

INTRODUCTION: Cardiovascular disorders are one of the commonly recognized occupational diseases in the developed world. Individuals chronically exposed to noise at workplaces had a higher risk of developing elevated arterial blood pressure. There are limited studies in Ethiopia regarding this topic...

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Autores principales: Melese, Mihret, Adera, Ayechew, Ambelu, Adugnaw, Gela, Yibeltal Yismaw, Diress, Mengistie
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Publicado: Dove 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9851053/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36687313
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/VHRM.S392876
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author Melese, Mihret
Adera, Ayechew
Ambelu, Adugnaw
Gela, Yibeltal Yismaw
Diress, Mengistie
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Adera, Ayechew
Ambelu, Adugnaw
Gela, Yibeltal Yismaw
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description INTRODUCTION: Cardiovascular disorders are one of the commonly recognized occupational diseases in the developed world. Individuals chronically exposed to noise at workplaces had a higher risk of developing elevated arterial blood pressure. There are limited studies in Ethiopia regarding this topic and thus this study determined the prevalence and determinant factors of occupational noise-induced pre-hypertension among metal manufacturing workers in Gondar city administration, Northwest Ethiopia. METHODS: An institution-based cross-sectional study design was carried out. In this study, 300 study participants were recruited by census sampling method. A sound level meter was used to measure the working area noise level. A semi-structured pre-tested interviewer-administered questionnaire was used to collect sociodemographic and clinical data. Blood pressure was measured in a quiet room in the morning using a mercurial sphygmomanometer. Both bivariable and multi-variable binary logistic regressions were used to identify factors associated with noise-induced prehypertension. Adjusted odds ratio with 95% confidence interval was reported, and variables with p < 0.05 were considered as statistically associated factors with pre-hypertension. RESULTS: The prevalence of noise-induced pre-hypertension was 27.7% (95% CI: 22.7–32.7). In multivariable logistic regression, working area noise level (AOR = 3.8, 95% CI: 6.8–8.9), 45–65 years’ age (AOR = 9.8, 95% CI: 5.4–12.9), years of work experience ((6–10 years (AOR = 2.8, 95% CI: 1.98–5.90 and >10 years (AOR = 4.8, 95% CI: 7.8–9.75)), being a cigarette smoker (AOR = 3.6, 95% CI: 1.36–9.77), and alcohol consumption (AOR = 2.4, 95% CI: 1.06–1.04) were significantly associated with noise-induced prehypertension. CONCLUSION: Workers in metal manufactures who were exposed to noise levels >85 dB developed elevated blood pressure. The odds of having prehypertension were increased by years of work experience, advanced age, smoking, and alcohol consumption. Our findings recommended that the real-world preventive strategies should be taken to lower the risk of noise-induced pre-hypertension hastened by occupational noise exposure.
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spelling pubmed-98510532023-01-20 Occupational Noise-Induced Pre-Hypertension and Determinant Factors Among Metal Manufacturing Workers in Gondar City Administration, Northwest Ethiopia Melese, Mihret Adera, Ayechew Ambelu, Adugnaw Gela, Yibeltal Yismaw Diress, Mengistie Vasc Health Risk Manag Original Research INTRODUCTION: Cardiovascular disorders are one of the commonly recognized occupational diseases in the developed world. Individuals chronically exposed to noise at workplaces had a higher risk of developing elevated arterial blood pressure. There are limited studies in Ethiopia regarding this topic and thus this study determined the prevalence and determinant factors of occupational noise-induced pre-hypertension among metal manufacturing workers in Gondar city administration, Northwest Ethiopia. METHODS: An institution-based cross-sectional study design was carried out. In this study, 300 study participants were recruited by census sampling method. A sound level meter was used to measure the working area noise level. A semi-structured pre-tested interviewer-administered questionnaire was used to collect sociodemographic and clinical data. Blood pressure was measured in a quiet room in the morning using a mercurial sphygmomanometer. Both bivariable and multi-variable binary logistic regressions were used to identify factors associated with noise-induced prehypertension. Adjusted odds ratio with 95% confidence interval was reported, and variables with p < 0.05 were considered as statistically associated factors with pre-hypertension. RESULTS: The prevalence of noise-induced pre-hypertension was 27.7% (95% CI: 22.7–32.7). In multivariable logistic regression, working area noise level (AOR = 3.8, 95% CI: 6.8–8.9), 45–65 years’ age (AOR = 9.8, 95% CI: 5.4–12.9), years of work experience ((6–10 years (AOR = 2.8, 95% CI: 1.98–5.90 and >10 years (AOR = 4.8, 95% CI: 7.8–9.75)), being a cigarette smoker (AOR = 3.6, 95% CI: 1.36–9.77), and alcohol consumption (AOR = 2.4, 95% CI: 1.06–1.04) were significantly associated with noise-induced prehypertension. CONCLUSION: Workers in metal manufactures who were exposed to noise levels >85 dB developed elevated blood pressure. The odds of having prehypertension were increased by years of work experience, advanced age, smoking, and alcohol consumption. Our findings recommended that the real-world preventive strategies should be taken to lower the risk of noise-induced pre-hypertension hastened by occupational noise exposure. Dove 2023-01-15 /pmc/articles/PMC9851053/ /pubmed/36687313 http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/VHRM.S392876 Text en © 2023 Melese et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/This work is published and licensed by Dove Medical Press Limited. The full terms of this license are available at https://www.dovepress.com/terms.php and incorporate the Creative Commons Attribution – Non Commercial (unported, v3.0) License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/) ). By accessing the work you hereby accept the Terms. Non-commercial uses of the work are permitted without any further permission from Dove Medical Press Limited, provided the work is properly attributed. For permission for commercial use of this work, please see paragraphs 4.2 and 5 of our Terms (https://www.dovepress.com/terms.php).
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Melese, Mihret
Adera, Ayechew
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Gela, Yibeltal Yismaw
Diress, Mengistie
Occupational Noise-Induced Pre-Hypertension and Determinant Factors Among Metal Manufacturing Workers in Gondar City Administration, Northwest Ethiopia
title Occupational Noise-Induced Pre-Hypertension and Determinant Factors Among Metal Manufacturing Workers in Gondar City Administration, Northwest Ethiopia
title_full Occupational Noise-Induced Pre-Hypertension and Determinant Factors Among Metal Manufacturing Workers in Gondar City Administration, Northwest Ethiopia
title_fullStr Occupational Noise-Induced Pre-Hypertension and Determinant Factors Among Metal Manufacturing Workers in Gondar City Administration, Northwest Ethiopia
title_full_unstemmed Occupational Noise-Induced Pre-Hypertension and Determinant Factors Among Metal Manufacturing Workers in Gondar City Administration, Northwest Ethiopia
title_short Occupational Noise-Induced Pre-Hypertension and Determinant Factors Among Metal Manufacturing Workers in Gondar City Administration, Northwest Ethiopia
title_sort occupational noise-induced pre-hypertension and determinant factors among metal manufacturing workers in gondar city administration, northwest ethiopia
topic Original Research
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9851053/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36687313
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/VHRM.S392876
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