Voice Hygiene and Voice Quality of Primary School Teachers: An Empirical Study

Abstract

Background: Voice is the most significant medium of expression in humans. The prevalence of voice disorders among teachers was 17.5%.

Objectives: The objectives of the study were to identify the voice quality of primary school teachers and to evaluate the effect of the voice hygiene training program on voice quality.

Methods: A quantitative approach and a two-group pretest-post-test control group design were adopted in this study. Government and aided schools in Thrissur West Educational Sub-District were selected for the study.

Population and sample: Primary school teachers in Thrissur were the accessible population, and 60 primary school teachers from the West Educational Sub-District, Thrissur, were selected as the sample using a stratified random sampling technique. The tool, Voice Quality Assessment Scale, was tested for reliability (r = 0.89).

Results: It was statistically proven that the voice hygiene training program was effective by calculating the independent t-test (t = 6.89, p < 0.000) in improving the voice quality of primary school teachers.