Volume 9, Issue 3 (JULY 2010)
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Seyed Ali Moussavi-Najarkola. The effect of age on hearing impairment of employees in a textile factory. Payesh 2010; 9 (3) :243-250
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Abstract: (6053 Views)
Objective(s): To assess the effect of age on hearing impairment of employees in a textile factory.
Methods: This was a cross-sectional study. 385 male workers in a textile factory took part in the study. Data were collected using a questionnaire containing items on demographic status and hearing diseases. In addition, audiomentric tests were carrid out and total hearing loss and total hearing impairment for any workers were calculated.
Results: 301 (78.2%) employees were over age 40. There was a significant relationship between age and various types of jobs (χ2=7.33; P<0.001). 345 (89.6%) of employees had hearing impairment (hearing loss higher than 25 decibles) and 40 (10.4%) were healthy. Also there was a statistically significant relationship berween age and hearing loss (χ2=4.43; P<0.001); and hearing impairment (χ2=6.38; p=0.004). The highest prevalence of presbyacusis was related to the age group of 40-44 years old (59.3%).
Conclusion: In genral hearing impairment was found to be high in this population and it was associated with type of jobs and age.
type of study: Descriptive |
Accepted: 2018/11/28 | Published: 2010/07/15
Accepted: 2018/11/28 | Published: 2010/07/15
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