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Fırat Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Tıp Dergisi
2002, Cilt 16, Sayı 3-4, Sayfa(lar) 281-288
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Investigation of the Noise Pollution and the Knowledge Levels About Health Hazards of Persons Present in Sports Areas
Cengiz ARSLAN, Ercan GÜR, Eyüp YILDIRIM, Serdar ORHAN
Fırat Üniversitesi Beden Eğitimi ve Spor Yüksekokulu Elazığ / TÜRKİYE
Keywords: Sport, sport hall, noise pollution, noise problem

The aim of this study was to measure the noise levels and the noise pollution induced health hazards. This study was performed in the stadiums of Elazıg and Malatya and closed sport halls and the noise was reported as dB(A). Additionally, a questionnaire was arranged to determine the knowledge levels of sportspersons, managers, referee and spectators who share this environments about the awareness of the health risks of the noise pollution. A total of 654 subjects with mean age of 28.30±9.08 years old were involved in this study, which was consisted of 141 sportsman’s (21.6%), 55 referee (8.4%), 20 trainer (3.1%) and 438 spectators (67.0%). Most of the subjects (89.1%) involved in this study reported that the “excessive spectators” significantly increased (p<0.05) their motivations. The noise levels were measured between 70-120 dB(A) in open sport areas and between 65-113 dB(A) in closed sport areas. “to hoot and to boo” produced by spectator is the most important factor (29.4 %) which was disturbing all groups. Additionally, all groups suggested that the noise could cause the “impairment of concentration” (49.4%) and “accidents” (34.6%). The most frequent complaint of the subjects was “tinnitus, hearing tiredness” (81%), the second most frequent complain group was “anxiety, insomnia, character change and easy anger” (49.2%), the third most frequent complain group was “increase in heart rate, respiration and blood pressure” by 21.4%. Additionally, 6.3% of the subjects reported tinnitus in the day after the games but did not go to the doctor while the 4 % went to doctor because of this complaint. In conclusion, the measured noise levels was well above the normal limits in open and closed sports fields, the sportsmen, referees, managers and the followers were not aware of the risk of noise pollution on their health and work productive capacity; whereas the managers were rather aware of this risk but not thought about taking any protective measures against the noise pollution.

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