Document Type
Article (Restricted)
Publication Date
1-1-2012
Abstract
This study aims to determine the prevalence and associated factors of noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) among vector control workers in the state of Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia. This was an analytical cross-sectional study conducted on 181 vector control workers who were working in district health offices in a state in Malaysia. Data were collected using a self-administered questionnaire and audiometry. Prevalence of NIHL was 26 among this group of workers. NIHL was significantly associated with the age-group of 40 years and older, length of service of 10 or more years, current occupational noise exposure, listening to loud music, history of firearms use, and history of mumps/measles infection. Following logistic regression, age of more than 40 years and noise exposure in current occupation were associated with NIHL with an odds ratio of 3.45 (95 confidence interval = 1.68-7.07) and 6.87 (95 confidence interval = 1.54-30.69), respectively, among this group of vector control workers.
Keywords
Noise-induced hearing loss, vector control worker, workplace safety, workplace noise
Divisions
fac_med
Publication Title
Asia Pacific Journal of Public Health
Publisher
SAGE Publications
Additional Information
Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Medicine Building, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, MALAYSIA