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    <language>eng</language>
    <publisher>Science and Education Publishing</publisher>
    <journalTitle>Journal of Environment Pollution and Human Health</journalTitle>
    <eissn>2334-3494</eissn>
    <publicationDate>2018-09-19</publicationDate>
    <volume>6</volume>
    <issue>4</issue>
    <startPage>121</startPage>
    <endPage>125</endPage>
    <doi>10.12691/jephh-6-4-1</doi>
    <publisherRecordId>JEPHH2018641</publisherRecordId>
    <documentType>article</documentType>
    <title language="eng">Noise Induced Hearing Quality Assessments of Traffic Police Personnel in Dhaka City</title>
    <authors>
      <author>
        <name>Ahmad Kamruzzaman Majumder</name>
        <email>kamrul_sub@hotmail.com</email>
        <affiliationId>1</affiliationId>
      </author>
    </authors>
    <affiliationsList>
      <affiliationName affiliationId="1">Department of Environmental Science, Stamford University Bangladesh, 44, Satmosjid Road, Dhanmondi, Dhaka-1209, Bangladesh</affiliationName>
    </affiliationsList>
    <abstract language="eng">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.</abstract>
    <fullTextUrl format="pdf">http://pubs.sciepub.com/jephh/6/4/1/jephh-6-4-1.pdf</fullTextUrl>
    <keywords language="eng">
      <keyword>sound</keyword>
      <keyword>occupational health</keyword>
      <keyword>perception</keyword>
      <keyword>Urban</keyword>
    </keywords>
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