Hearing Conservation Survey of Metal Manufacturing Workers in Ethiopia

A 270.1 KB dataset from a cross-sectional study examining hearing conservation practices among metal manufacturing workers in Ethiopia. The study, authored by Desalegn Tetemke and last updated in April 2026, assessed workers' knowledge of noise hazards, attitudes toward hearing protection, and actual protective behaviors using a structured questionnaire. Findings revealed gaps between awareness and consistent use of hearing protection.

Use Cases

• Modeling factors associated with good or poor hearing protection practices based on survey responses.
• Analyzing the gap between knowledge and behavior regarding occupational noise hazards.
• Evaluating the effectiveness of targeted training and workplace policies for hearing conservation programs.

Strengths

• Data is openly licensed under CC-BY-4.0.
• The study design and core variables (knowledge, attitudes, practices) are explicitly described.
• The dataset is small (270.1 KB), facilitating quick download and inspection.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• The data is from a single cross-sectional study in one country, which may limit generalizability.

Provenance

Source

figshare, author Desalegn Tetemke

Collection Method

Collected via a structured questionnaire in a cross-sectional study.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-25 11:11:56; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Ethiopia, specifically the metal manufacturing sector.