Awareness about impact of mobile phone usage on health among adolescents

A mobile phone is a device which is being used for multiple reasons nowadays. Though, the advantages of using mobile phones can never be forgotten, the health hazards of which are also a topic of interest in the present scenario. The present study aimed at assessing the awareness on impact of mobile phone usage on health among adolescents (N=30) selected randomly from a higher secondary school. The data regarding awareness was collected using a self administered knowledge questionnaire prepared by the investigators. The collected data was pooled into SPSS v.16 and was analyzed using both descriptive and inferential statistics based on the outlined objectives. 63.33% of the subjects were using mobile phones. The Mean knowledge on impact of mobile phone usage on health was 11.20±3.02. No significant association could establish on knowledge with the selected demographic variables of the study population. Mobile phone usage among adolescents is increasing in number nowadays but the awareness regarding health risks associated to it is still less. A community based education programme could be much beneficial in educating them regarding the safe usage of mobile phones.