Stella Nabawanga
Department of Ear, Nose, and Throat, Makerere University, Kampala, UgandaPublications
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Research Article
Noise-Induced Hearing Loss and Associated Factors Amongst Kampala City Traffic Police Officers
Author(s): Sedrack Matsiko, Christopher Ndoleriire*, Emily Kakande, Stella Nabawanga, Brian Muhereza, Fiona Kamya and Richard Byaruhanga
Aim: Noise-induced hearing loss is the reduction of the ability to detect auditory stimuli following occupational, recreational, or accidental noise exposure. Although the traffic police officers of Kampala city are exposed to excessive occupational noise, there is no hearing loss prevention program for traffic police officers hence a risk of noise-induced hearing loss. The aim of the study was to determine the prevalence and degrees of noise-induced hearing loss and its associated factors amongst Kampala city traffic police officers. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted at eight Kampala city police divisions where traffic police officers were recruited using proportionate sampling. A semistructured questionnaire was used to collect data. Pure tone audiometry was used to determine the hearing threshold leve.. Read More»