Effectiveness of a hearing loss prevention program among workers
Phase 1
Recruiting
- Conditions
- oise induced Hearing Loss Preventive practice towards noise induced hearing losshearing loss
- Registration Number
- TCTR20190109002
- Lead Sponsor
- university of malaya
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 183
Inclusion Criteria
1. Permanently employed and contract basis vector control workers
under the Ministry of Health who are directly involved in fogging activities in the state of Perak.
2. Vector control workers working in the District Health Office (DHO) of Perak that are directly involved in fogging activities and able to read and understand Bahasa Malaysia.
Exclusion Criteria
1. Vector control workers with hearing loss as due to other causes
besides work such as ear infection, perforated tympanic membrane and other conductive hearing loss conditions.
2. Administrative staff that are not involved in fogging activity.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method change in hearing threshold level in decibels baseline (pre-intervention) and 3 month follow up (post-intervention) audiometry testing of bilatera ear
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method change in knowledge, attitude and practice of the vector control workers towards NIHL baseline (pre-intervention), 1 month post-intervention and 3 month follow up (post-intervention) validated questionnaire