Mazloomy Mahmoodabad S S, Barkhordari A, Nadrian H, Moshiri O, Yavari M T
Department of Public Health, Yazd Shaheed Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran.
Pak J Biol Sci. 2009 Nov 1;12(21):1430-3. doi: 10.3923/pjbs.2009.1430.1433.
As the use of mobile phones is increasing every day, public concern about possible adverse health effects of exposure to radio frequency electromagnetic fields (rf-emf) is also growing. Despite the extensive use of mobile phones, little is known about the pattern of mobile phone ownership and its use by the general population and students. The aim of this study was to assess the pattern of ownership and use of mobile phones in medical science students and their views about any possible negative effects. The current cross-sectional study was conducted on 309 selected Medical Science students who were selected from Yazd Medical Sciences University using a self administrated questionnaire. The mean talking time and listening to music on the mobile phone was 28.3 +/- 50.5 and 51.9 +/- 81.5 min day(-1), respectively. They also received or sent a mean of 18.8 +/- 37 text messages. Participants reported that location wise, the use of cell phones at home was 87.2% followed by street (79.6%), classroom (37.6%), during driving (18.6%) and in the library (17.8%), respectively. Keeping at pace with changes in community and technology, including mobile phones and their effects on university environments, it seems that responsible departments or managers must predict their possible effects and establish new regulations, accordingly.
随着手机的使用日益增加，公众对暴露于射频电磁场（rf-emf）可能产生的不良健康影响的关注度也在不断提高。尽管手机使用广泛，但对于普通人群和学生的手机拥有模式及其使用情况却知之甚少。本研究的目的是评估医科学生的手机拥有和使用模式以及他们对任何可能的负面影响的看法。本横断面研究对309名从亚兹德医科大学选取的医科学生进行，使用自填式问卷。手机的平均通话时间和听音乐时间分别为28.3 +/- 50.5分钟/天和51.9 +/- 81.5分钟/天。他们平均还接收或发送18.8 +/- 37条短信。参与者报告称，按地点划分，在家使用手机的比例为87.2%，其次是在街上（79.6%）、教室（37.6%）、开车时（18.6%）和图书馆（17.8%）。为了跟上社会和技术的变化，包括手机及其对大学环境的影响，似乎相关责任部门或管理人员必须预测其可能的影响并相应地制定新规定。
