Chemicals, noise and occupational hearing health in South Africa: A mapping study

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dc.citation.issue2
dc.citation.volume67
dc.contributor.authorPillay M
dc.coverage.spatialSouth Africa
dc.date.accessioned2023-09-07T23:44:53Z
dc.date.accessioned2023-09-21T22:15:08Z
dc.date.available2020-03-10
dc.date.available2023-09-07T23:44:53Z
dc.date.available2023-09-21T22:15:08Z
dc.date.issued2020-03-10
dc.date.updated2023-09-07T21:20:51Z
dc.description© 2020. The Authors. Licensee: AOSIS.en_US
dc.description.abstractBackground: Chemical exposure leading to ototoxicity is a fresh challenge for occupational healthcare in South Africa. Objectives: The critical question is: ‘what is known about occupational ototoxic chemicals with or without noise exposure in South Africa?’ Method: This qualitative, mapping study was completed with published (peer-reviewed) and grey literature from 1979-2019. Data was analysed using the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses: extension for Scoping Reviews and the Nursing and Allied Health Resources Section subcommittee on Mapping the Literature of Nursing and Allied Health (adapted). Numerical analysis of article type was completed, but the primary focus was on capturing patterns/trends using thematic analysis and ideology critique. Results: The African Journal of Disability, African Journal of Primary Health Care and Family Medicine, South African Medical Journal, The South African Journal of Communication Disorders [SAJCD] and Health SA Gesondheid) were included with the SAJCD containing one relevant item and seventeen other items were analysed. Research focusses on the mining sector (gold) in Gauteng, and ototoxic medication (tuberculosis and/or human immunodeficiency virus) take precedence. In KwaZulu-Natal, the focus is on commerce and industry across formal and informal sectors. There are no governmental policies that refer to chemical ototoxicity. Occupational hearing loss is configured exclusively on the meme that noise exposure is the only toxin. Conclusion: Chemical exposures are only just beginning to be recognised as ototoxic in South Africa. Hearing conservation programmes should always serve the workers’ interests and never bow down to the econometric interests of employers.
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dc.identifierhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32242439
dc.identifier.citationPillay M. (2020). Chemicals, noise and occupational hearing health in South Africa: A mapping study.. S Afr J Commun Disord. 67. 2. (pp. e1-e11).
dc.identifier.doi10.4102/sajcd.v67i2.693
dc.identifier.eissn2225-4765
dc.identifier.elements-typejournal-article
dc.identifier.harvestedMassey_Dark
dc.identifier.issn0379-8046
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10179/20125
dc.languageeng
dc.publisherAOSIS
dc.relation.isPartOfS Afr J Commun Disord
dc.rightsCC BY 4.0en_US
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/en_US
dc.subjectAudiology
dc.subjectChemical
dc.subjectHearing loss
dc.subjectLow- and middle-income countries
dc.subjectMapping study
dc.subjectOccupational health
dc.subjectOtotoxicity
dc.subjectSouth Africa
dc.subjectHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
dc.subjectHearing Loss, Noise-Induced
dc.subjectHumans
dc.subjectMining
dc.subjectNoise, Occupational
dc.subjectOccupational Diseases
dc.subjectOccupational Exposure
dc.subjectQualitative Research
dc.subjectSouth Africa
dc.titleChemicals, noise and occupational hearing health in South Africa: A mapping study
dc.typeJournal article
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