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Knowledge and performance of the Iranian general population in the use of masks during the 2019 coronavirus

BACKGROUND: The use of personal protective equipment (especially face masks) has increased in different communities amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Therefore, the present study aimed to assess knowledge and performance of Iranian general population in wearing face masks. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The prese...

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Autores principales: Mirmolaei, Seyedeh Tahereh, Geranmayeh, Mehrnaz, Salehiniya, Hamid, Mohammadi, Azam, Ebrahimi, Marzieh
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wolters Kluwer - Medknow 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8893084/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35281402
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/jehp.jehp_1471_20
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author Mirmolaei, Seyedeh Tahereh
Geranmayeh, Mehrnaz
Salehiniya, Hamid
Mohammadi, Azam
Ebrahimi, Marzieh
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Salehiniya, Hamid
Mohammadi, Azam
Ebrahimi, Marzieh
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description BACKGROUND: The use of personal protective equipment (especially face masks) has increased in different communities amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Therefore, the present study aimed to assess knowledge and performance of Iranian general population in wearing face masks. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The present study is a cross-sectional study conducted using a valid and reliable questionnaire on 1843 eligible individuals. The questionnaires were shared by Link (www.porsall.com) in groups and social networks. Data were analyzed using SPSS (Version 24.0, SPSS Inc., Chicago, IL). RESULTS: The mean age of the participants was 42.84 years (standard deviation: 16.84). The majority had inadequate and low knowledge of masks (69.2%), nearly 30% had moderate (30.1%), and few had adequate and high knowledge of masks. The individuals' knowledge on when to wear a mask was also assessed and the results showed poor and low in 42.2%, 46.9% moderate and high performance in 10.7%. The participants' performance on how to properly wear a mask was also assessed and 12% showed poor, 69.3% showed moderate, and 18.7% showed high performance. Safe removal of masks was also assessed, and the results showed 52% low and poor, 27.6% moderate, and 20.3% high performance. A significant and direct correlation was found between the overall score knowledge and performance regarding use of masks (P < 0.001). CONCLUSION: The results showed poor to moderate knowledge and performance of majority of Iranian general population regarding the masks. Therefore, further effective training courses and action plans are needed in Iran given the importance of masks for the prevention of COVID-19, especially in public places. Educational package about how to use the mask and its benefits, through the media and health centers is recommended.
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spelling pubmed-88930842022-03-10 Knowledge and performance of the Iranian general population in the use of masks during the 2019 coronavirus Mirmolaei, Seyedeh Tahereh Geranmayeh, Mehrnaz Salehiniya, Hamid Mohammadi, Azam Ebrahimi, Marzieh J Educ Health Promot Original Article BACKGROUND: The use of personal protective equipment (especially face masks) has increased in different communities amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Therefore, the present study aimed to assess knowledge and performance of Iranian general population in wearing face masks. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The present study is a cross-sectional study conducted using a valid and reliable questionnaire on 1843 eligible individuals. The questionnaires were shared by Link (www.porsall.com) in groups and social networks. Data were analyzed using SPSS (Version 24.0, SPSS Inc., Chicago, IL). RESULTS: The mean age of the participants was 42.84 years (standard deviation: 16.84). The majority had inadequate and low knowledge of masks (69.2%), nearly 30% had moderate (30.1%), and few had adequate and high knowledge of masks. The individuals' knowledge on when to wear a mask was also assessed and the results showed poor and low in 42.2%, 46.9% moderate and high performance in 10.7%. The participants' performance on how to properly wear a mask was also assessed and 12% showed poor, 69.3% showed moderate, and 18.7% showed high performance. Safe removal of masks was also assessed, and the results showed 52% low and poor, 27.6% moderate, and 20.3% high performance. A significant and direct correlation was found between the overall score knowledge and performance regarding use of masks (P < 0.001). CONCLUSION: The results showed poor to moderate knowledge and performance of majority of Iranian general population regarding the masks. Therefore, further effective training courses and action plans are needed in Iran given the importance of masks for the prevention of COVID-19, especially in public places. Educational package about how to use the mask and its benefits, through the media and health centers is recommended. Wolters Kluwer - Medknow 2022-01-31 /pmc/articles/PMC8893084/ /pubmed/35281402 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/jehp.jehp_1471_20 Text en Copyright: © 2022 Journal of Education and Health Promotion https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/This is an open access journal, and articles are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 License, which allows others to remix, tweak, and build upon the work non-commercially, as long as appropriate credit is given and the new creations are licensed under the identical terms.
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Salehiniya, Hamid
Mohammadi, Azam
Ebrahimi, Marzieh
Knowledge and performance of the Iranian general population in the use of masks during the 2019 coronavirus
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title_short Knowledge and performance of the Iranian general population in the use of masks during the 2019 coronavirus
title_sort knowledge and performance of the iranian general population in the use of masks during the 2019 coronavirus
topic Original Article
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8893084/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35281402
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/jehp.jehp_1471_20
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