@article{ref1,
title="Effects of a hearing protection campaign on the discotheque attendance habits of high-school students",
journal="International journal of audiology",
year="2003",
author="Weichbold, Viktor and Zorowka, Patrick",
volume="42",
number="8",
pages="489-493",
abstract="This study investigated whether a hearing  education campaign would prompt adolescents to display hearing-protective  behaviour when attending a discotheque. A sample of 169 high-school students  participated in the campaign. A questionnaire was administered to them before  and 1 year after the campaign, asking for the frequency of discotheque  attendance within the past 6 months, and whether they used earplugs in the  discotheque. The percentage of subjects who went to discotheques more than 10  times within 6 months decreased from 34% to 24% after the campaign. The overall  difference between pre- and post-campaign frequencies of discotheque attendance,  however, was not significant. The percentage of subjects using earplugs in the  discotheque rose from 0% before to 3.7% after the campaign. In essence, the  campaign had little effect in inducing hearing-protective behaviour in  adolescents when attending discotheques. The need for sound level limitations in  discotheques is highlighted.",
language="",
issn="1499-2027",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}