Behavior profile of schoolchildren related to exposure to noise in the Federal District
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https://doi.org/10.23925/2176-2724.2025v37i3e71663Keywords:
Noise-Induced Hearing Loss, Language and Hearing Sciences, Health Behavior, StudentsAbstract
Introduction: Young people have characteristic listening habits that expose them to high sound pressure levels. Currently, there is better and greater access to portable sound equipment, used mainly with headphones, which, together, can compromise the hearing health of school-age young people. Therefore, it is important to identify risk factors and develop preventive strategies. Objectives: To describe the behavioral profile related to noise exposure of students from public schools in the Federal District. Method: Prospective descriptive study, approved by the ethics committee (nº 1.698.476). The instruments applied were the Questionnaire for Users of Personal Stereos and the “Youth Attitude to Noise Scale” (YANS) questionnaire in students from the public school system of the Federal District in elementary school II and high school. Results: Among 257 students aged 12 to 18 years, 88.7% use their cell phones as personal stereos for between 1 and 5 hours a day (52.4%), preferably at home (75.8%), aware of the maximum volume of the device (57.9%), using them at a higher volume (48.6%), with a prevalence of using insert headphones (67.7%), in quiet and noisy environments (53.6%), spending most of the day at school (58.7%) and considering this environment to be moderately noisy (32.2%). In general, the responses indicate neutral attitudes towards sound, which indicates the need for awareness-raising actions aimed at young people. Conclusion: Therefore, most participants have harmful listening habits, as well as hearing complaints related to the need to request repetitions of speech and discomfort when exposed to very loud sounds. The students present neutral behavior when making decisions to change habits and environments.
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