The health hazards of non-ionizing radiation from telecommunication
mast on the exposed community were assessed using a descriptive
cross-sectional survey. The socio-demographic pattern and hazard
profile of the respondent were documented. The results of the data
showed that majority of respondents (60.8%) were youth within age range
of 20 β 30 years. Hazard profile showed majority (62%) having
different symptoms with headache being the most frequent (51.6%),
similar to other established findings. There is a significant
synergistic relationship between high voltage cable and telecom mast on
the health effect, with p value < 0.05. It was also shown that
proximity and duration of exposure to mast radiation is directly
proportional to hazard effect, with p value < 0.05. This study
therefore establishes that there are health implications of exposure to
mast radiation and minimizing them will go a long way to improve
healthy living