Awareness and Self-Reported Health Hazards of Electromagnetic Waves from Mobile Phone Towers in Dhaka, Bangladesh: A Pilot Study

Table 3

Self-reported health problems by area of living.

	Gulshan	Mohammadpur	Total number	Percentage
Sleeping disturbances
Yes	54	54	108	49.1
No	40	46	86	39.1
Do not know	16	10	26	11.8
Headache/dizziness
Yes	53	61	104	47.3
No	51	45	96	43.6
Do not know	6	4	20	9.1
Changes in anxiety/depression
Yes	41	50	91	41.4
No	57	52	109	49.5
Do not know	12	8	20	9.1
Generalized burning sensation
Yes	7	4	11	5.0
No	98	103	201	91.4
Do not know	5	3	8	3.6
Episodes of shaking/fits
Yes	3	1	4	1.8
No	123	88	211	95.9
Do not know	4	1	5	2.3
Any other effects
Yes	27	21	48	21.8
No	73	83	156	70.9
Do not know	10	6	16	7.3