Electromagnetic field (EMA) detection in a state hospital and possible health effects on healthcare staff

This study was carried out to determine whether electromagnetic field (EMA) measurements at various points in Çorlu State Hospital were above the limit values and to determine the effects on health staff. In order to determine the effects of electromagnetic fields on health staff, a questionnaire consisting of 24 different problems was conducted to 80 health workers. Electromagnetic field measurements were also made for electromagnetic field mapping. The relationship between the type of the disorders that the eighty staff of the hospital who participated in the survey had and the floor that they worked was tested using chi square test. According to the results of the analysis, a statistically significant correlation was detected between the headache, weakness, nervousness, fatigue, forgetfulness, and sexual anorexia problems and the floor on which hospital staff were found (p<0,05). There was no statistically significant correlation between the other types of disorders and the working floor (p>0.05). The results showed that the incidence of complaints was found higher in health staff who were closely exposed to the electromagnetic radiation.