Staff’s Knowledge and Practices in Environmental Foundation Regarding Prevention from Mobile and Tower Health Risks in Erbil City, Iraq

Mobile phones,at the present time,are an essential part of contemporary communications in every single life. In a lot of countries, above half of the population uses mobile phones and the mobile phone market are rising speedily. Thus, mobile phones, towers and their risks are almost everywhere. This study originally designed to identify the knowledge and practices of 100 staff members in the environmental foundation in Erbil city in Iraq. Accordingly, the standard use of mobile, towers and health risks to identify an association between variables and their knowledge or practices took into consideration. This study was descriptive design began in 01-07-2018 to 01-07-2019. The utilized questionnaire, for data collection, contained three parts. It was viewed by a panel of experts in the nursing field for validity. The outcomes of this study specified that the majority of individuals have not satisfactory knowledge and practices about standard use of mobile phones, towers and health risks. There was a significant association between age, level of education, years of employment and their practical knowledge. Finally, this study recommended preparing a program for training to increase their knowledge, practices, and continue to conducting research regarding mobile phones and other communication facilities.