TY - JOUR
T1 - Workers’ Characteristics of Hearing Loss at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, Indonesia
AU - Timanta, Andrew Ebeneizer
AU - Haryanto, Budi
AU - Wulandari, Ririn Arminsih
N1 - Funding Information:
The authors thank PT. Garuda Maintenance Facility AeroAsia for providing permission for the setting of this study and the Faculty of Public Health Universitas Indonesia for supporting this study.
Publisher Copyright:
Copyright @ 2023 Kesmas.
PY - 2023/7
Y1 - 2023/7
N2 - This study aimed to analyze the characteristics and factors of worker behavior, including age, the use of ear protection, work duration, a history of diabetes mellitus or hypertension, work rotation, and noise hazards involved in hearing loss in PT. X at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, Indonesia. A cross-sectional study from May 2017 to June 2017 involved 73 workers in the power service area (TZ Unit) exposed to noise levels <85 dBA and ≥85 dBA, using an audiometry test for hearing loss and Sound Level Meter for noise hazards was conducted. The Chi-square test showed a significant correlation between age (OR 8.4, 95% Cl = 1.6–44.1), work duration (OR 7.6, 95% Cl = 0.9–67.2), and the use of ear protection (OR 7.8, 95% Cl = 1.4–44.2) with hearing loss in workers in the power service area. The multivariate analysis revealed that workers exposed to a noise level of 85 dBA had a 1.7 times greater risk of hearing loss than workers exposed to a noise level of <85 dBA after controlling for age, work duration, use of ear protection, medical history, and work rotation.
AB - This study aimed to analyze the characteristics and factors of worker behavior, including age, the use of ear protection, work duration, a history of diabetes mellitus or hypertension, work rotation, and noise hazards involved in hearing loss in PT. X at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, Indonesia. A cross-sectional study from May 2017 to June 2017 involved 73 workers in the power service area (TZ Unit) exposed to noise levels <85 dBA and ≥85 dBA, using an audiometry test for hearing loss and Sound Level Meter for noise hazards was conducted. The Chi-square test showed a significant correlation between age (OR 8.4, 95% Cl = 1.6–44.1), work duration (OR 7.6, 95% Cl = 0.9–67.2), and the use of ear protection (OR 7.8, 95% Cl = 1.4–44.2) with hearing loss in workers in the power service area. The multivariate analysis revealed that workers exposed to a noise level of 85 dBA had a 1.7 times greater risk of hearing loss than workers exposed to a noise level of <85 dBA after controlling for age, work duration, use of ear protection, medical history, and work rotation.
KW - airport
KW - hearing loss
KW - noise
KW - workers
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U2 - 10.21109/kesmas.v18i3.7087
DO - 10.21109/kesmas.v18i3.7087
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85169316916
SN - 1907-7505
VL - 18
SP - 93
EP - 98
JO - Kesmas
JF - Kesmas
IS - 1
ER -
