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A Survey on Knowledge, Attitude & Practice of Yakshagana Mela Artists Towards Music-Induced Hearing Loss

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Abstract

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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  1. St. Johns Hospital Bangalore, Bangalore, India

    Radhika R. Rao

  2. Department of Speech and Hearing, Manipal College of Health Professions, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, 576104, India

    Bhargavi P. G. & B. Rajashekhar

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R.R. developed the material, collected and analyzed the data, and wrote the manuscript. B.P. designed the study and reviewed and corrected the manuscript. B.R. modified and approved the final version of the manuscript.

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The study protocol was reviewed and approved by the Ethics Committee of Kasturba Medical College, MAHE, Manipal, approval number IEC- 241/2022, and CTRI approval (CTRI/2022/11/047277) was taken before the commencement of data collection.

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Rao, R.R., G., B.P. & Rajashekhar, B. A Survey on Knowledge, Attitude & Practice of Yakshagana Mela Artists Towards Music-Induced Hearing Loss. Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12070-024-04542-w

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