AWARENESS LEVEL OF AUDITORY RELATED DISEASES AND MEASURES OF LESSENING THE HEALTH NOISE ISSUES AMONG INDUSTRIAL WORKERS IN OSUN EAST, OSUN STATE, NIGERIA

Autors/ores

  • Caroline Funmbi Akinnubi PhD, Department of Kinesiology and Health Education and Recreation, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State, Nigeria
  • Afeez Olatynka Babalola MA, Department of Health Education, University of Ilesa, Ilesa, Osun State, Nigeria
  • Phebian Funmilayo Adekunle PhD, Department of Public Health, University of Ilesa, Ilesa, Osun State, Nigeria

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.46827/ejes.v12i11.6263

Paraules clau:

awareness level, auditory-related diseases, lessening health measures, industries, industrial workers

Resum

This study specifically determined the types of auditory-related diseases and the mitigation measures of health noise issues that could be used to reduce the health issues among workers in Osun East. A descriptive survey design was adopted for this study. A multi-stage sampling technique was used for the study. Two hundred and fifty (250) workers (both male and female) were selected from the selected industries in the study area. A self-structured questionnaire was used to gather information for the study. The study was validated by experts in the area of speciality and found reliable with test re-test method and yielded 87 a significance level.  Findings revealed that 64.6% respondents were aware of health-related diseases, and 62.4% indicated that there are measures that can lessen health-related diseases. At the same time, 60.8% of the respondents stated that they had experienced various auditory-related diseases. Lastly, there was a significant relationship between the auditory-related diseases and the measures of lessening health issues among industrial workers. The study concluded that industrial workers need to be more diligent and measures of health-related diseases should be adhered to in the study areas. It was recommended that provision for lessening measures, such as first-aid box and equipment, safety gadgets should be made available to the workers and siting of industries around the residential areas should be eradicated.

 

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2025-09-05

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Vol. 12 Núm. 11 (2025)

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