How Radiofrequency Radiation Affected the Health of Medical Faculty Students Who Do Distance Education During Covid-19 Process

Abstract

Aim: Coronavirus disease continues to affect the whole world for nearly 3 years. In this process, the health and education community is also adversely affected. The aim of this study is to investigate the health effects of radiofrequency electromagnetic field generating devices used by medical students in distance education during the Covid-19 pandemic process.Material and Methods: Our study was conducted on medical students following distance medicine education. On 25-30 March 2020, data were collected with 22 questions and an online questionnaire (Google Form) that lasted 2 minutes. The demographic characteristics of the students, their behavior of using smartphone/ computer, age, gender, and class characteristics were investigated. Results:The mean age of medical students was 19.22±1.46 and 234 (52%) students participated. Cell phone and computer use for six hours or more was found to be over 50%. The rate of head and neck exercise after computer and smartphone use was n:28, 12%. According to the age and gender of the groups; A significant difference was found between the questions of carpal tunnel, cervical lordosis syndrome, and do you take protection from electromagnetic field (p<0.05). Conclusion:In the course of the Covid-19 pandemic, long-term exposure of students to electromagnetic fields in distance education can create important health problems.