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Mehrdad Javan, Samira Barakat, Habibollah Dehghan, Hossein Ali Yosef, Masoud Amiri, Fahimeh Abram. ارزیابی شدت روشنایی سالنهای مطالعه خوابگاههای دانشگاه علوم پزشکی اصفهان. J Health Syst Res 2013; 9 (1) :96-103
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URL: http://hsr.mui.ac.ir/article-1-584-en.html
Mehrdad Javan 
1, Samira Barakat2 , Habibollah Dehghan3 , Hossein Ali Yosef4 , Masoud Amiri5 , Fahimeh Abram1
1, Samira Barakat2 , Habibollah Dehghan3 , Hossein Ali Yosef4 , Masoud Amiri5 , Fahimeh Abram1
1- Department of Engineering Occupational Health, School of Health, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
2- MSc Student, Student Research Committee, Department of Occupational Health Engineering, School of Health, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
3- Assistant Professor, Department of Occupational Health Engineering, School of Health, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran (Corresponding Author) Email: ha_dehghan@hlth.mui.ac.ir
4- Lecturer, Department of Occupational Health Engineering, School of Health, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
5- Department of Health Education and Promotion, School of Health, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
2- MSc Student, Student Research Committee, Department of Occupational Health Engineering, School of Health, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
3- Assistant Professor, Department of Occupational Health Engineering, School of Health, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran (Corresponding Author) Email: ha_dehghan@hlth.mui.ac.ir
4- Lecturer, Department of Occupational Health Engineering, School of Health, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
5- Department of Health Education and Promotion, School of Health, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
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Background: Human beings mostly acquire their information and knowledge through vision. Moreover, a good vision requires appropriate light. Study saloons are places where people, particularly students, spend a lot of time for writing and studying. Desirable illumination and its optimum distribution can postpone eye fatigue, and hence, can boost the accuracy and time of useful study. A great number of studies have been carried out aiming to identify the rate of illumination in industries and factories. The purpose of the present study was to examine the illumination intensity in study saloons of dormitories of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Iran. Methods: This is a cross-sectional study which has been conducted on 24 study halls in Isfahan University of Medical Sciences__AWT_QUOTE__ dormitories in 2011. After gaining the simple map of saloons and measuring their dimensions (length, width, and height), the networked method was used for measuring the illumination intensity. Following the identification of stations for measuring the illumination intensity, the photometer apparatus (Hagner Universal Photometer) was used 60 cm above the ground. The collected data were analyzed by SPSS software. Findings: The average intensity of total illumination, daylight illumination, and artificial illumination were higher than 300 Lux (IESNA recommended) in 21, 9, and 2 study halls. The average ratio of window area to floor area for studies halls of girls__AWT_QUOTE__ and boys__AWT_QUOTE__ dormitories was 0.12 and 0.14, respectively. Conclusion: The total illumination intensity of study halls with the average of 567 Lux was acceptable. However, lighting intensity at night, due to the elimination of day light and use artificial of sources, with an average of 229 Lux was unsuitable.
Type of Study: Research |
Subject:
education health and promotion
Received: 2020/07/16 | Accepted: 2013/04/15 | Published: 2013/04/15
Received: 2020/07/16 | Accepted: 2013/04/15 | Published: 2013/04/15
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