Users Knowledge on Awareness of Health Implications of Energy Emitted from ICT Devices

Abstract

Humans are generally exposed to various sources of radiation in the course of our day-to-day activities irrespective of our work environment. Though these non-ionizing radiations from common sources like phones, computers, electronic devices, power lines and wireless devices are not known to present serious health risks, control remains the watchword. This study investigate the level of awareness of the health challenges posed by radiation from mobile phones, computers and other ICT devices among users and to suggest ways of reducing these free radicals from the body. A total of 500 students were used for the study with the aid of “Impact Awareness Questionnaire” developed and tested for face and content validity and a reliability test by internal consistency and stability assessments. The data captured in the study was tested using simple percentages, frequencies and Chi-Square. The result from this study establishes that there is no significant relationship between knowing that ICT devices radiate EMF and taking proactive measures to reduce the negative health effects. Though a vast majority of the respondents believe that radiation from their devices affects them health-wise, only a few are making efforts to reduce the effects.