TY - JOUR
T1 - A Survey on Knowledge, Attitude & Practice of Yakshagana Mela Artists Towards Music-Induced Hearing Loss
AU - Rao, Radhika R.
AU - G, Bhargavi P.
AU - Rajashekhar, B.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© Association of Otolaryngologists of India 2024.
PY - 2024/6
Y1 - 2024/6
N2 - Purpose: Yakshagana is a type of folk-art theatre portraying mythological and historical stories. It includes artists who play predominantly percussion instruments besides cymbals and harmonium. Professional musicians exposing themselves to deafening sounds are prone to develop noise-induced complications. [1] One such professional in the coastal districts of Karnataka state is a Yakshagana himmela (backstage) artist. There is no reported literature concerning these artists' hearing health and problems. Hence, the proposed study was aimed at developing, validating and assessing the Knowledge, Attitude and Practice (KAP)of Yakshagana Mela artists towards Music-Induced Hearing Loss (MIHL), a possible risk factor of their profession. Method: This study was carried out on 139 yakshagana mela artists with a mean age of 41.63 years. It was conducted in two phases. In the first phase, an expert committee discussion was conducted to verify, modify and validate the questionnaire. The second phase included the administration of the developed questionnaire on the artists. Results: The sum scores for each domain of KAP were computed. Scores above 80% were defined as good knowledge, practice, and a positive attitude. The findings of the study revealed that more than half of the participants demonstrated inadequate knowledge (63.3%) and negative attitude (63.7%), but a fair level of practice (65.4%). Conclusion: From the outcome of the present study, it can be inferred that in spite of being in a profession with a high risk of MIHL, the participants considered hearing health as their least priority. The study illustrates the need for initiating hearing and conservation programs to improve awareness & combat music induced hearing loss in this population.
AB - Purpose: Yakshagana is a type of folk-art theatre portraying mythological and historical stories. It includes artists who play predominantly percussion instruments besides cymbals and harmonium. Professional musicians exposing themselves to deafening sounds are prone to develop noise-induced complications. [1] One such professional in the coastal districts of Karnataka state is a Yakshagana himmela (backstage) artist. There is no reported literature concerning these artists' hearing health and problems. Hence, the proposed study was aimed at developing, validating and assessing the Knowledge, Attitude and Practice (KAP)of Yakshagana Mela artists towards Music-Induced Hearing Loss (MIHL), a possible risk factor of their profession. Method: This study was carried out on 139 yakshagana mela artists with a mean age of 41.63 years. It was conducted in two phases. In the first phase, an expert committee discussion was conducted to verify, modify and validate the questionnaire. The second phase included the administration of the developed questionnaire on the artists. Results: The sum scores for each domain of KAP were computed. Scores above 80% were defined as good knowledge, practice, and a positive attitude. The findings of the study revealed that more than half of the participants demonstrated inadequate knowledge (63.3%) and negative attitude (63.7%), but a fair level of practice (65.4%). Conclusion: From the outcome of the present study, it can be inferred that in spite of being in a profession with a high risk of MIHL, the participants considered hearing health as their least priority. The study illustrates the need for initiating hearing and conservation programs to improve awareness & combat music induced hearing loss in this population.
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U2 - 10.1007/s12070-024-04542-w
DO - 10.1007/s12070-024-04542-w
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85185124473
SN - 2231-3796
VL - 76
SP - 2480
EP - 2489
JO - Indian Journal of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery
JF - Indian Journal of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery
IS - 3
ER -