Humaira Shamim Kiyani, Marryum Nadir Kiyani.
Awareness of Vocal Hygiene Education among Government Secondary School Teachers.
J Riphah Coll Rehab Sci Jan ;03(02):85-90.

Background: The impact of voice disorders in professions have a negative effect on the quality of life of those who suffer from them, and voice problems negatively affects on job performance. There is lack of awareness of voice disorders as a work-related disease in most common professionals but voice disorders have been accepted as occupational disorders in some other countries and about health care and occupational safety for professional voice users are poor. Objectives: The objective of study is to find out the awareness of vocal hygiene education among Government teacher. Methodology: A cross sectional survey was conducted among the secondary school teachers of Islamabad. A sample of 100 female secondary school teachers was selected from the Government school of Islamabad. The participant was asked to rate their responses on a three point Likert rating scale. The SPSS version 16 was used to analyze the data. Graphical presentation and table were used to describe Frequency, percentage and association. Results: The results showed that there was awareness about vocal hygiene is 93.5% among the secondary school teachers. Awareness about the voice disorders is 80.2% but only 48% seek the treatment for voice disorders. Conclusion: This study concluded that secondary school teachers were aware of the vocal hygiene but did not follow the protocol for management of voice problem. It was due to lack of time for their personal care due to general life stressor like family, socioeconomic status.

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