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ArticleInternational journal of preventive medicine2014

Pattern of Use of Earphone and Music Player Devices among Iranian Adolescents.

Hossein Ansari, Asghar Mohammadpoorasl, Fatemeh Rostami, Ahdieh Maleki, Mohammad Hassan Sahebihagh, Kourosh Holakouie Naieni

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Article in International journal of preventive medicine, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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6 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Hossein AnsariHealth Promotion Research Center, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan, Iran.
Asghar MohammadpooraslDepartment of Nutrition and Food Safety, Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin, Iran.
Fatemeh RostamiBaqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Ahdieh MalekiTabriz Health Services Management Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
Mohammad Hassan SahebihaghTabriz Health Services Management Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
Kourosh Holakouie NaieniDepartment of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Tabriz University of Medical Sciences · IRBaqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences · IRTehran University of Medical Sciences · IRZahedan University of Medical Sciences · IR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThere is no information about the pattern of use of earphones and music players in Iranian adolescents. The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence and pattern of the use of earphone and music player devices as a main risk factor for hearing loss in adolescents of Tabriz city, northwest of Iran.

methodsIn this cross-sectional study in November 2011, 2,359 high school students were randomly selected and were asked to complete a 20-item questionnaire about the pattern of using earphones and music players.

resultsThe results showed that 44.3% [confidence interval (CI) 95%: 38.3-50.3] of the respondents had a history of hearing problems that was significantly different between males and females (42.2% of males and 47% of females, p: 0.02). Notably, 36.8% of the participants stated that they listened to music without any rest or stop. Almost 49.6% (CI 95%: 44.4-54.4) of the students reported listening to 'somewhat loud' (gain setting at 50%) or 'very loud' (gain setting more than 50%) volume level of music. In terms of the kind of earphones, 17.1% of the participants used headphones, 34.8% used earbud-style headphones, 32.3% used supra-aural headphones, and 15.8% of them did not use any type of earphones.

conclusionsStudents have risky patterns of using earphones and music-listening devices. Planning educational programs in this domain for adolescents especially in high schools is necessary.

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Adolescentsearphonehearing lossIranmusic player

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