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Factors associated with the use and reuse of face masks among Brazilian individuals during the COVID-19 pandemic
OBJECTIVE: to identify the factors associated with the use and reuse of masks among Brazilian individuals in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. METHOD: cross-sectional study conducted in the five Brazilian regions, among adult individuals, via an electronic form disseminated in social media, addr...
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Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto / Universidade de São
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7478877/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32901772 http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/1518-8345.4604.3360 |
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author | Pereira-Ávila, Fernanda Maria Vieira Lam, Simon Ching Góes, Fernanda Garcia Bezerra Gir, Elucir Pereira-Caldeira, Natalia Maria Vieira Teles, Sheila Araújo Caetano, Karla Antonieta Amorim Goulart, Maithê de Carvalho e Lemos Bazilio, Thamara Rodrigues Silva, Ana Cristina de Oliveira e |
author_facet | Pereira-Ávila, Fernanda Maria Vieira Lam, Simon Ching Góes, Fernanda Garcia Bezerra Gir, Elucir Pereira-Caldeira, Natalia Maria Vieira Teles, Sheila Araújo Caetano, Karla Antonieta Amorim Goulart, Maithê de Carvalho e Lemos Bazilio, Thamara Rodrigues Silva, Ana Cristina de Oliveira e |
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description | OBJECTIVE: to identify the factors associated with the use and reuse of masks among Brazilian individuals in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. METHOD: cross-sectional study conducted in the five Brazilian regions, among adult individuals, via an electronic form disseminated in social media, addressing general information and the use of masks. Bivariate analysis and binary logistic regression were used to identify the factors associated with the use and reuse of masks. RESULTS: 3,981 (100%) individuals participated in the study. In total, 95.5% (CI 95%: 94.8-96.1) reported using masks. Fabric masks were more frequently reported (72.7%; CI 95%: 71.3-74.1), followed by surgical masks (27.8%; CI 95%: 26.5-29.2). The percentage of reuse was 71.1% (CI 95%: 69.7-72.5). Most (55.8%; CI 95%: 51.7-60.0) of those exclusively wearing surgical masks reported its reuse. Being a woman and having had contact with individuals presenting respiratory symptoms increased the likelihood of wearing masks (p≤0.001). Additionally, being a woman decreased the likelihood of reusing surgical masks (p≤0.001). CONCLUSION: virtually all the participants reported the use of masks, most frequently fabric masks. The findings draw attention to a risky practice, that of reusing surgical and paper masks. Therefore, guidelines, public policies, and educational strategies are needed to promote the correct use of masks to control and prevent COVID-19. |
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spelling | pubmed-74788772020-09-17 Factors associated with the use and reuse of face masks among Brazilian individuals during the COVID-19 pandemic Pereira-Ávila, Fernanda Maria Vieira Lam, Simon Ching Góes, Fernanda Garcia Bezerra Gir, Elucir Pereira-Caldeira, Natalia Maria Vieira Teles, Sheila Araújo Caetano, Karla Antonieta Amorim Goulart, Maithê de Carvalho e Lemos Bazilio, Thamara Rodrigues Silva, Ana Cristina de Oliveira e Rev Lat Am Enfermagem Original Article OBJECTIVE: to identify the factors associated with the use and reuse of masks among Brazilian individuals in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. METHOD: cross-sectional study conducted in the five Brazilian regions, among adult individuals, via an electronic form disseminated in social media, addressing general information and the use of masks. Bivariate analysis and binary logistic regression were used to identify the factors associated with the use and reuse of masks. RESULTS: 3,981 (100%) individuals participated in the study. In total, 95.5% (CI 95%: 94.8-96.1) reported using masks. Fabric masks were more frequently reported (72.7%; CI 95%: 71.3-74.1), followed by surgical masks (27.8%; CI 95%: 26.5-29.2). The percentage of reuse was 71.1% (CI 95%: 69.7-72.5). Most (55.8%; CI 95%: 51.7-60.0) of those exclusively wearing surgical masks reported its reuse. Being a woman and having had contact with individuals presenting respiratory symptoms increased the likelihood of wearing masks (p≤0.001). Additionally, being a woman decreased the likelihood of reusing surgical masks (p≤0.001). CONCLUSION: virtually all the participants reported the use of masks, most frequently fabric masks. The findings draw attention to a risky practice, that of reusing surgical and paper masks. Therefore, guidelines, public policies, and educational strategies are needed to promote the correct use of masks to control and prevent COVID-19. Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto / Universidade de São Paulo 2020-09-07 /pmc/articles/PMC7478877/ /pubmed/32901772 http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/1518-8345.4604.3360 Text en Copyright © 2020 Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Original Article Pereira-Ávila, Fernanda Maria Vieira Lam, Simon Ching Góes, Fernanda Garcia Bezerra Gir, Elucir Pereira-Caldeira, Natalia Maria Vieira Teles, Sheila Araújo Caetano, Karla Antonieta Amorim Goulart, Maithê de Carvalho e Lemos Bazilio, Thamara Rodrigues Silva, Ana Cristina de Oliveira e Factors associated with the use and reuse of face masks among Brazilian individuals during the COVID-19 pandemic |
title | Factors associated with the use and reuse of face masks among
Brazilian individuals during the COVID-19 pandemic
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title_full | Factors associated with the use and reuse of face masks among
Brazilian individuals during the COVID-19 pandemic
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title_fullStr | Factors associated with the use and reuse of face masks among
Brazilian individuals during the COVID-19 pandemic
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title_full_unstemmed | Factors associated with the use and reuse of face masks among
Brazilian individuals during the COVID-19 pandemic
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title_short | Factors associated with the use and reuse of face masks among
Brazilian individuals during the COVID-19 pandemic
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title_sort | factors associated with the use and reuse of face masks among
brazilian individuals during the covid-19 pandemic |
topic | Original Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7478877/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32901772 http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/1518-8345.4604.3360 |
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