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Occupational Factors Associated with Noise Induced Hearing Loss among Welders in Bandar Lampung Indonesia

Authors
Diana Mayasari1, *, Aulia Salma Azmi1, Agustyas Tjiptaningrum1, Winda Trijayanthi Utama1
1Faculty of Medicine, Lampung University, Bandar Lampung City, Indonesia
*Corresponding author. Email: dianamayasari.dr@gmail.com
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Diana Mayasari
Available Online 19 December 2024.
DOI
10.2991/978-94-6463-604-8_10How to use a DOI?
Keywords
Hearing Loss; NIHL; noise; welder; occupational disease
Abstract

Noise Induced Hearing Loss (NIHL) is sensorineural hearing loss induced by prolonged high-intensity noise exposure. Industrial workers, such as welding workshop personnel, are at risk of getting occupational NIHL. The purpose of this study was to examine the association between occupational characteristics such as noise intensity, duration of noise exposure, duration of employment, and the usage of Hearing Protection Equipment (HPE) with NIHL. This study's design was analytical observational using a cross-sectional approach, and the sampling technique was total sampling. The total population was 67, with 59 samples. This study collected data using a sound level meter, audiometry test, and questionnaire (α = 10%). The prevalence of NIHL in welders was 23.70%, and the average noise exposure level ranged from 89.12 to 99.77 db. The duration of noise exposure ranges from 1 to 7 h per day, whereas employment spans between 1 and 6 years. The Mann-Whitney test for the noise intensity variable yielded a p-value of 0.185. Fisher's exact test for the duration of exposure and duration of employment variables finds p-values of 0.579 and 0.007, respectively. There is a significant association between working period and NIHL. There is no significant association between noise exposure intensity and noise exposure duration with NIHL.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the International Conference on Medical Science and Health (ICOMESH 2024)
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Advances in Health Sciences Research
Publication Date
19 December 2024
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978-94-6463-604-8
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2468-5739
DOI
10.2991/978-94-6463-604-8_10How to use a DOI?
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© 2024 The Author(s)
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