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Spatial Association Between Environmental Noise Levels And Occurrence Of Children Hearing Impairments In Ibadan Metropolis, Nigeria, Olusegun Oguntoke, Muideen Olatinwo, Olalekan J. Taiwo
Spatial Association Between Environmental Noise Levels And Occurrence Of Children Hearing Impairments In Ibadan Metropolis, Nigeria, Olusegun Oguntoke, Muideen Olatinwo, Olalekan J. Taiwo
Applied Environmental Research
Reports in the past few decades indicate that Nigerian cities have high noise levels that is claimed to impact the health of residents negatively. The present article therefore examine the rela-tionshipbetween levels of environmental noise in selected residential areas in Ibadan metropolis with varying reported cases of hearing impairments (HI). Data on cases of HI were collected from one hospital; noise monitoring was conducted with the aid of a noise level meter while copies of questionnaire were administered to residents to elicit information on public perception. The distribution of reportedcases of HI among residential areas in Ibadan city showed varying …