Knowledge, attitude and practice of sawmill workers towards noise-induced hearing loss in Kota Bharu, Kelantan

The purpose of this study was to determine the sawmill workers’ knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) in relation to noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL). A cross-sectional study was conducted involving 83 workers from 3 factories in Kota Bharu, Kelantan. Questionnaires were distributed to obtain the...

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Main Authors:	Mohd Rus, Razman, Daud, Aziah, Musa, Kamarul Imran, naing, Lin
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Malaysian Journal of Medical Sciences 2008
Subjects:	RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/3224/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/3224/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/3224/1/KAP_sawmill_workers_MJMS.pdf

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spelling	iium-32242011-10-13T02:56:19Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/3224/ Knowledge, attitude and practice of sawmill workers towards noise-induced hearing loss in Kota Bharu, Kelantan Mohd Rus, Razman Daud, Aziah Musa, Kamarul Imran naing, Lin RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine The purpose of this study was to determine the sawmill workers’ knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) in relation to noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL). A cross-sectional study was conducted involving 83 workers from 3 factories in Kota Bharu, Kelantan. Questionnaires were distributed to obtain the socio-demography, knowledge, attitude and practice level in relation to noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL). The weak areas identified in the knowledge section were treatment aspects (15.5%), signs and symptoms of NIHL (20.2%) and risk factors (31%). As for attitude; the prevention aspects were the lowest (25.3%), followed by risk taking attitude (26.2%), and causes of hearing loss (42.1%). Overall, the practice was not encouraging at all. It is important to have an education program to raise workers’ awareness and to improve their attitude and practices towards noise-induced hearing loss. Malaysian Journal of Medical Sciences 2008-10 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/3224/1/KAP_sawmill_workers_MJMS.pdf Mohd Rus, Razman and Daud, Aziah and Musa, Kamarul Imran and naing, Lin (2008) Knowledge, attitude and practice of sawmill workers towards noise-induced hearing loss in Kota Bharu, Kelantan. Malaysian Journal of Medical Sciences, 15 (4). pp. 28-34. http://www.mjms.usm.my/default.asp?tag=14&kod_volume=26
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spellingShingle	RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine Mohd Rus, Razman Daud, Aziah Musa, Kamarul Imran naing, Lin Knowledge, attitude and practice of sawmill workers towards noise-induced hearing loss in Kota Bharu, Kelantan
description	The purpose of this study was to determine the sawmill workers’ knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) in relation to noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL). A cross-sectional study was conducted involving 83 workers from 3 factories in Kota Bharu, Kelantan. Questionnaires were distributed to obtain the socio-demography, knowledge, attitude and practice level in relation to noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL). The weak areas identified in the knowledge section were treatment aspects (15.5%), signs and symptoms of NIHL (20.2%) and risk factors (31%). As for attitude; the prevention aspects were the lowest (25.3%), followed by risk taking attitude (26.2%), and causes of hearing loss (42.1%). Overall, the practice was not encouraging at all. It is important to have an education program to raise workers’ awareness and to improve their attitude and practices towards noise-induced hearing loss.
format	Article
author	Mohd Rus, Razman Daud, Aziah Musa, Kamarul Imran naing, Lin
author_facet	Mohd Rus, Razman Daud, Aziah Musa, Kamarul Imran naing, Lin
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title	Knowledge, attitude and practice of sawmill workers towards noise-induced hearing loss in Kota Bharu, Kelantan
title_short	Knowledge, attitude and practice of sawmill workers towards noise-induced hearing loss in Kota Bharu, Kelantan
title_full	Knowledge, attitude and practice of sawmill workers towards noise-induced hearing loss in Kota Bharu, Kelantan
title_fullStr	Knowledge, attitude and practice of sawmill workers towards noise-induced hearing loss in Kota Bharu, Kelantan
title_full_unstemmed	Knowledge, attitude and practice of sawmill workers towards noise-induced hearing loss in Kota Bharu, Kelantan
title_sort	knowledge, attitude and practice of sawmill workers towards noise-induced hearing loss in kota bharu, kelantan
publisher	Malaysian Journal of Medical Sciences
publishDate	2008
url	http://irep.iium.edu.my/3224/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/3224/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/3224/1/KAP_sawmill_workers_MJMS.pdf
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Knowledge, attitude and practice of sawmill workers towards noise-induced hearing loss in Kota Bharu, Kelantan

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