Noise induced hearing loss among quarry workers in Kelantan
| dc.contributor.author | Aziah, Daud | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2022-10-17T07:09:42Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2022-10-17T07:09:42Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2012 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Introduction: Noise is one of the environmental and occupational hazards listed in the Factory and Machinery Act 1967. Noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) is the consequences of being exposed to the loud noise at the workplace. Objective: This study was designed to assess the knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) towards NIHL of quarry workers. Design: A cross sectional study was conducted at 6 quarries in a north-eastern state of Malaysia, with 97 consented respondents who answered a validated version of questionnaire and underwent pure tone audiogram. The respondents were male, aged between 18 to 50-years-old. working in the quarry area for at least 6-month duration and has no family history of ear diseases. Results: The means of percentage score of KAP were 44.3 (10.68), 69.7 (10 .31) and 27.8 (16.05)% respectively and the prevalence of NIHL found to be 56.7% (95% Cl: 46.84, 66.56). There was a significant difference in practice score between workers who had NIHL and non-NIHL (p=0.010). Conclusion: The KAP scores were found to be low in this study and the poor practice was found to have significant difference between the NIHL and non-NIHL, this may lead to the higher prevalence of NIHL in the future without any intervention or awareness program. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/16406 | |
| dc.publisher | Pusat Pengajian Sains Perubatan | en_US |
| dc.subject | Knowledge, attitudes and practice (KAP), noise-induced hearing loss, quarry workers | en_US |
| dc.title | Noise induced hearing loss among quarry workers in Kelantan | en_US |
| dc.type | Other | en_US |
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