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September 20, 2025PLoS ONEOpen Access

Health effects of occupational noise exposure on heavy-duty equipment operators and exposed workers in a mining firm in Ghana

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FCFrancis Amanle CudjoeDODouglas Aninng OpokuNANana Kwame Ayisi‐Boateng

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Overview

Cross-sectional study reveals high prevalence of health-related problems in miners, suggesting need for interventions.

Key Points

  • The prevalence of health-related problems among heavy-duty equipment operators was 55.7%, indicating significant risk.
  • Hearing difficulties were reported by 84.1% of participants, with noise exposure levels deemed unacceptable for 68.6%.
  • Logistic regression identified key predictors for health issues, including inadequate knowledge of noise-induced hearing loss.
  • Promoting hearing conservation programs is essential to address unsafe noise exposure and improve miners' health.

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Cudjoe et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68d439fa713b0b5dfea79e7chttps://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0332600
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