@article{jephh2018641,
author={Majumder, Ahmad Kamruzzaman},
title={Noise Induced Hearing Quality Assessments of Traffic Police Personnel in Dhaka City},
journal={Journal of Environment Pollution and Human Health},
volume={6},
number={4},
pages={121--125},
year={2018},
url={http://pubs.sciepub.com/jephh/6/4/1},
issn={2334-3494},
abstract={This study aims to assess the perception, knowledge, attitude and practices of traffic policemen towards the physiological and psychological health effects of noise pollution they are exposed to. A questionnaire survey was conducted among 110 traffic policemen purposively selected in Dhaka Metropolitan Police area. Semi-structured questionnaires have been used to collect unbiased data from the traffic police persons from heavy traffic area. Study showed that 40.9% respondents are in age group of 20- 24. The self-assessment of hearing ability has described by the traffic policemen as 11.8% of the respondents felt that their hearing ability was below average, while the remaining believed that their hearing ability was above average to excellent. 15.5% respondents reported that they usually missed a lot when conversing with someone on phone, while 25.5% reported similar condition while talking to someone in a throng or noisy place. 33.6% reported that while watching television they usually kept the sound louder to hear properly. 08.2% of them have squealed about regular Vertigo. This study strongly recommended that, awareness and education level of noise pollution is most important for the traffic police.},
doi={10.12691/jephh-6-4-1}
publisher={Science and Education Publishing}
}