Self-reported voice problems among teachers: prevalence and associated factors

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Bruck Marcal, Claudia Cossentino
Peres, Marco Aurelio
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2011
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Objective: To estimate the prevalence of self-reported voice problems and to identify associated factors. Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out in a sample of 393 public elementary and middle school teachers in Florianópolis, Southern Brazil, in 2009. A self-administered questionnaire was used. A multivariable Poisson regression model was performed to estimate prevalence ratios and their related 95% confi dence intervals. Results: The prevalence of voice problems was 47.6% (95%CI 42.6;52.5). In the fi nal adjusted analysis the following variables remained associated with a higher prevalence of voice problems: being ...
View more >Objective: To estimate the prevalence of self-reported voice problems and to identify associated factors. Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out in a sample of 393 public elementary and middle school teachers in Florianópolis, Southern Brazil, in 2009. A self-administered questionnaire was used. A multivariable Poisson regression model was performed to estimate prevalence ratios and their related 95% confi dence intervals. Results: The prevalence of voice problems was 47.6% (95%CI 42.6;52.5). In the fi nal adjusted analysis the following variables remained associated with a higher prevalence of voice problems: being female and the presence of rhinitis/sinusitis and pharyngitis. Conclusions: A high prevalence of self-reported voice problems was found among the teachers studied.
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View more >Objective: To estimate the prevalence of self-reported voice problems and to identify associated factors. Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out in a sample of 393 public elementary and middle school teachers in Florianópolis, Southern Brazil, in 2009. A self-administered questionnaire was used. A multivariable Poisson regression model was performed to estimate prevalence ratios and their related 95% confi dence intervals. Results: The prevalence of voice problems was 47.6% (95%CI 42.6;52.5). In the fi nal adjusted analysis the following variables remained associated with a higher prevalence of voice problems: being female and the presence of rhinitis/sinusitis and pharyngitis. Conclusions: A high prevalence of self-reported voice problems was found among the teachers studied.
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Journal Title
Revista de Saúde Pública
Volume
45
Issue
3
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© The Author(s) 2011. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License, which permits unrestricted, non-commercial use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, providing that the work is properly cited.
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Science & Technology
Life Sciences & Biomedicine
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Voice Disorders, epidemiology
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