KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE AND PRACTICE OF SAWMILL WORKERS TOWARDS NOISE-INDUCED HEARING LOSS IN KOTA BHARU, KELANTAN

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作者：

Rus, Razman Mohd ^{[1
]}

Daud, Aziah ^{[2
]}

Musa, Kamarul Imran ^{[1
]}

Naing, Lin ^{[3
]}

机构：

[1] Int Islamic Univ Malaysia, Kulliyyah Med, Dept Community Hlth & Family Med, Kuantan Campus, Kuantan 25200, Pahang, Malaysia

[2] Univ Sains Malaysia, Sch Med Sci, Dept Community Med, Kubang Kerian 16150, Kelantan, Malaysia

[3] Univ Brunei Darussalam, Inst Med, BE-1410 Gadong, Brunei

来源：

MALAYSIAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES | 2008年 / 15卷 / 04期

关键词：

sawmill workers; knowledge; attitude; practice; noise-induced hearing loss;

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中图分类号：

R-3 [医学研究方法]; R3 [基础医学];

学科分类号：

1001 ;

摘要：

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.

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