Adults' Awareness about Mask Use-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Adults' Awareness about Mask Use

Published:2024-03-14 Issue:1 Volume:16 Page:77-82
ISSN:1309-3878
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CİHAN Fatma Gökşin¹^ORCID,KÜÇÜKCERAN Hatice¹^ORCID,DURDURAN Yasemin¹^ORCID,GÖKGÖZ DURMAZ Funda²^ORCID

Affiliation:

1. NECMETTIN ERBAKAN UNIVERSITY, MERAM SCHOOL OF MEDICINE

2. Konya City Hospital

Abstract

Objective: Respiratory pandemics cannot be prevented from spreading if the mask is not worn correctly. This study aims to determine people's awareness of mask use and the factors that influence mask use during a period when masks are mandatory. Materials and Methods: This descriptive study was conducted in a university hospital during the COVID-19 pandemic (June 2020), when mask use was mandatory. Participants were asked to complete a questionnaire on socio-demographic characteristics and mask use. Results: In the presented study, 705 people were included. The mean age of the participants was 35.86±8.77 (18-65) years old and 71.2% (n=502) were male, and 45.5% (n=321) were university graduates. Full compliance with the pandemic rules was achieved by 83.7% of women (n=170) and 58.0% of men (n=291) (p

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Konuralp Medical Journal

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