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Use of face masks to limit the spread of the COVID-19 among western Ugandans: Knowledge, attitude and practices

BACKGROUND: The world is grappling with an ever-changing COVID-19 pandemic using preventive measures such as personal hygiene, face masks, restrictions on travel and gatherings in communities, in addition to a race to find a vaccine. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the knowledge, attitudes...

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Autores principales:	Sikakulya, Franck Katembo, Ssebuufu, Robinson, Mambo, Simon Binezero, Pius, Theophilus, Kabanyoro, Annet, Kamahoro, Elizabeth, Mulumba, Yusuf, Muhongya, Jean Kakule, Kyamanywa, Patrick
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	Public Library of Science 2021
Materias:	Research Article
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7990295/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33760882 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0248706

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