Vocal Hygiene Awareness Program for Professional Voice Users (Teachers): An Evaluative Study from Chennai

Abstract

Vocal hygiene awareness programs aim at educating vocal professionals regarding prevalent voice use, abuse, and misuse and address ways to prevent voice problems. This study investigated the efficacy of one such program on vocal hygiene education (lecture demonstration) designed for school teachers in Chennai. A questionnaire addressing various issues/aspects of vocal hygiene was developed. The teachers (65) had to complete the same twice (pre- and posteducation). These were compared for differences in scores, which indicated awareness of vocal hygiene related issues after the program. The post-test scores were found to be 9% higher than pretest scores which suggested that the teachers had better awareness after the program.