Efficacy of a targeted intervention method to improve the use of hearing protection devices among agro-industrial workers in Malaysia

Ammar, Sirri and Daud, Aziah and Ismail, Ahmad Filza and Razali, Ailin (2022) Efficacy of a targeted intervention method to improve the use of hearing protection devices among agro-industrial workers in Malaysia. Applied Sciences, 12 (5). E-ISSN 2076-3417

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Abstract

Hearing-protection devices (HPD) are crucial in protecting workers from hazardous noise exposures. Despite the mandatory implementation of hearing-conservation programmes at the workplace, compliance with proper HPD usage among workers has been shown to be poor. This study aims to develop and determine the efficacy of a targeted intervention to improve the use of HPD among noise-exposed agro-industrial workers. One group of workers was given a targeted training module, while another group received a standard training module. Their self-reported HPD use and the intention to use HPD in the future were compared to evaluate the effect of the interventions. The targeted intervention significantly increased HPD use after four months com�pared to the control intervention. The findings showed that improving the workers’ compliance with HPD usage is possible by implementing a well-designed training method.

Item Type:	Article (Journal)
Uncontrolled Keywords:	targeted intervention; hearing protection devices; personal hearing protectors; agro-industrial workers
Subjects:	R Medicine > RF Otorhinolaryngology
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button):	Kulliyyah of Medicine > Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
Depositing User:	Suhani Saarani
Date Deposited:	01 Jul 2022 14:56
Last Modified:	01 Jul 2022 14:56
URI:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/98590

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