Self-reported prevalence and associated factors of work related voice disorders among school teachers in Sekota town, Wag Himra zone, North Ethiopia, 2021: a cross-sectional survey

This study concludes that work-related voice disorders are a common occupational hazard among school teachers. Provided most voice problems may be preventable and it can greatly affect their performance and quality of life interventions are paramount. Therefore, we recommend developing prevention programs including preventive voice training and voice hygiene with sanitary work conditions to combat functional voice disorder among school teachers.

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BMC Public Health
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2025-08-04
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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-23850-6
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2
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Voice and Speech Disorders
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Self-reported prevalence and associated factors of work related voice disorders among school teachers in Sekota town, Wag Himra zone, North Ethiopia, 2021: a cross-sectional survey

Jember Azanaw, Abebe Gedefaw Belete, Dawit Getachew Yenealem
2 citations
BMC Public Health
Voice and Speech Disorders
2.33
article

Self-reported prevalence and associated factors of work related voice disorders among school teachers in Sekota town, Wag Himra zone, North Ethiopia, 2021: a cross-sectional survey

Jember Azanaw, Abebe Gedefaw Belete, Dawit Getachew Yenealem
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Abstract

This study concludes that work-related voice disorders are a common occupational hazard among school teachers. Provided most voice problems may be preventable and it can greatly affect their performance and quality of life interventions are paramount. Therefore, we recommend developing prevention programs including preventive voice training and voice hygiene with sanitary work conditions to combat functional voice disorder among school teachers.

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Voice and Speech Disorders
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