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Factors Affecting Risk Perception of Electromagnetic Waves From 5G Network Base Stations
- Authors
- Tae Hwan Koh, JaeWook Choi, Myungsoon Seo, Hyung-Do Choi, KyungHee Kim
- Issue Date
- 2020-10
- Citation
- Bioelectromagnetics, v.41, no.7, pp.491-499
- ISSN
- 0197-8462
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Language
- English
- Type
- Journal Article
- Abstract
- The coverage of the fifth-generation network has increased steadily since the network was introduced in 2019. However, public protests around the globe against the construction of 5G network base stations have continued to occur for fear that electromagnetic (EM) waves emitted from the stations would cause adverse health effects. To identify factors that have contributed to such increased risk perception, we conducted a cross-sectional study using data obtained from a survey that assessed Korean adults?? risk perception of EM wave-related objects. We found that female gender, high level of perceived exposure to EM waves, evaluation of public policies as ineffective, and high level of objective knowledge on EM waves were associated with increased risk perception. Furthermore, we found that higher ratings on a few risk characteristics such as ?쐏ersonal knowledge,?? ?쐓eriousness of the risk to future generations,?? ?쐂readfulness,?? and ?쐓everity of consequences?? were also associated with increased risk perception as well. Bioelectromagnetics. © 2020 The Authors. Bioelectromagnetics published by Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of Bioelectromagnetics Society.
- KSP Keywords
- 5G networks, Adverse health effects, Cross-sectional study, EM wave, Electromagnetic (EM) waves, Electromagnetic Waves, Fifth-Generation(5G), Risk Perception, base station, public policies
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