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Face Masks Use and Its Role in Restraining the Spread of COVID-19 Pandemic in Saudi Arabia: Knowledge, Attitude, and Practices Based Cross-Sectional Study.
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- Attitudes and practices toward COVID-19 precautionary measures: A comparative study of health professionals and public.Brain and behavior · 2023Article
- Application of Public Health Precautionary Guidelines Before Contracting COVID-19: Lessons Learned from a Qualitative Descriptive Study.Risk management and healthcare policy · 2023Article
- Face Mask Practice and Technique During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Nonrepresentative Cross-Sectional Study in Sudan.Patient preference and adherence · 2022Article
- COVID-19 and Saudi Arabia: Awareness, Attitude, and Practice.Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare · 2022Review
- Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on catheter ablation in China: A spatiotemporal analysis.Frontiers in public health · 2022Article
- Evaluation of expelled droplets through traditional Islamic face coverings.Annals of Saudi medicineArticle
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Abstract
Face masks (FM) play a role in limiting the spread of viral infections; despite this, their role is influenced by the population's adherence to wearing the FM. However, the impact on the effectiveness of the FM is variable in various communities. This study aimed to investigate the knowledge, attitude, and practices toward FM use during COVID-19 in Saudi Arabia. This observational "cross-sectional questionnaire-based study was conducted in the Department of Physiology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia." The data was collected using an online questionnaire survey from September 8-21, 2021, during the COVID-19 pandemic. The questionnaire was distributed
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