Acceptability of the Wulira app in assessing occupational hearing loss among workers in a steel and iron manufacturing industry.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Industrial workers are at a high risk of acquiring noise induced hearing loss, yet there is minimal hearing loss screening of such groups of people. Pure Tone Audiometry (PTA), the gold standard for hearing loss screening, is expensive, and not readily available at health sites. Mobile audiometry can bridge this gap. However, there is limited knowledge on its acceptability in low-income countries like Uganda. We aimed to assess the acceptability of using the Wulira App, a validated mobile phone app, in assessing hearing loss among industrial workers in Kampala.

Methods

We carried out a qualitative study in a steel and iron manufacturing industry in Kampala, in April 2021. Four Focus group discussions (FGDs) with 8 participants per FGD, and 12 In-depth Interviews (

SUBMITTER: Atukunda I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9543627 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature