Hearing Protection Among Workers Exposed to Occupational Noise in the South African Aluminium Industry.

Int J Environ Res Public Health · 2026 · PMC13027354 · PMID 41899681

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0.0560

closest p · 1.1× alpha

0.0560

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a weak trend toward significancep = 0.056so close (0.05 < p ≤ 0.1)

Perceived necessity of HPDs demonstrated a weak trend toward significance (x 2 (2, N = 115) = 5.76, p = 0.056), but did not reach the threshold for statistical significance.

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