ArticleHawai'i journal of health & social welfare2020
Public Compliance with Face Mask Use in Honolulu and Regional Variation.
Article in Hawai'i journal of health & social welfare, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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- Association between Compliance with COVID-19 Restrictions and the Risk of SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Poland.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
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- Patients' Compliance With Quarantine Requirements for Exposure or Potential Symptoms of COVID-19.Hawai'i journal of health & social welfare · 2021Article
- Rapid Implementation of a Statewide Observational Surveillance System to Monitor Wearing of Face Masks in Public Spaces.Hawai'i journal of health & social welfare · 2021Article
- Mask Use Depends on the Individual, Situation, and Location-Even Without COVID-19 Transmission: An Observational Study in Shanghai.Frontiers in psychology · 2021Article
- Surveillance for face mask compliance, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, October-December, 2020.PloS one · 2021Article
- Face Masks During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Simple Protection Tool With Many Meanings.Frontiers in public health · 2020Article
- Frequency of Correct Mask Use Among Pedestrians in High-Flow Indoor Public Spaces: A Multicenter Analysis in the First and Second Waves of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Peru.Journal of primary care & community healthArticle
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5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
Infections with the SARS-CoV-2 virus are increasing in Hawai'i at alarming rates. In the absence of a SARS-CoV-2 virus vaccine, the options for control include social distancing, improved hygiene, and face mask use. There is evidence that mask use may decrease the rates of viral transmission. The rate of effective face mask use has not yet been established in Hawai'i. The authors performed an observational study at 2 locations in Honolulu and evaluated outdoor face mask use compliance in 200 people. Simultaneous observations were performed in a downtown Honolulu business area and in Waikiki, an area focusing on tourism. Overall, 77% of all subjects used face masks in an appropriate fashion, covering their nose and mouth, while 23% were either incorrectly masked or not masked. The rate of compliance with correct public mask use in downtown Honolulu (88%) was significantly higher than in Waikiki (66%) (P=.0003, Odds Ratio [95% Confidence Interval]=3.78 [1.82, 7.85]) These findings suggest that there are opportunities for improvement in rates of public face mask use and a potential decrease in the spread of COVID-19 in our population. Four proposed actions are suggested, including a reassessment of the face mask exemption requirements, enhanced mask compliance education, non-threatening communication for non-compliance, and centralization of information of the public compliance with face mask use.
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