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

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    Author(s)
    Bruck Marcal, Claudia Cossentino
    Peres, Marco Aurelio
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    Peres, Marco A.
    Year published
    2011
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    Abstract
    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 ...
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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 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
    DOI
    https://doi.org/10.1590/S0034-89102011005000025
    Copyright Statement
    © 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.
    Subject
    Science & Technology
    Life Sciences & Biomedicine
    Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
    Voice Disorders, epidemiology
    Faculty
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    http://hdl.handle.net/10072/412389
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