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Article Dans Une Revue International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health Année : 2016

Noise annoyance in urban children: a cross-sectional population-based study

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Acoustical and non-acoustical factors influencing noise annoyance in adults have been well-documented in recent years; however, similar knowledge is lacking in children. The aim of this study was to quantify the annoyance caused by chronic ambient noise at home in children and to assess the relationship between these children0s noise annoyance level and individual and contextual factors in the surrounding urban area. A cross sectional population-based study was conducted including 517 children attending primary school in a European city. Noise annoyance was measured using a self-report questionnaire adapted for children. Six noise exposure level indicators were built at different locations at increasing distances from the child0s bedroom window using a validated strategic noise map. Multilevel logistic models were constructed to investigate factors associated with noise annoyance in children. Noise indicators in front of the child0s bedroom (p 0.01), family residential satisfaction (p 0.03) and socioeconomic characteristics of the individuals and their neighbourhood (p 0.05) remained associated with child annoyance. These findings illustrate the complex relationships between our environment, how we may perceive it, social factors and health. Better understanding of these relationships will undoubtedly allow us to more effectively quantify the actual effect of noise on human health.
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hal-01412310 , version 1 (29-05-2023)

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Natacha Grelat, Hélène Houot, Sophie Pujol, Jean-Pierre Levain, Jérôme Defrance, et al.. Noise annoyance in urban children: a cross-sectional population-based study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2016, 13 (11), pp.1056. ⟨10.3390/ijerph13111056⟩. ⟨hal-01412310⟩
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