ArticleEpidemiologia (Basel, Switzerland)2020
Masks, Gloves, and the COVID-19 Pandemic: Rapid Assessment of Public Behaviors in the United States.
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- Collective health behavior and face mask utilization during the COVID-19 pandemic in Oklahoma, USA.Journal of public health (Oxford, England) · 2023Article
- Mask Adherence and Social Distancing in Houston, TX from January to April 2021.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Observational
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- Knowledge and Acceptance of the COVID-19 Vaccine for COVID-19 Disease Prevention among the Indian Population: A Mixed-Method Study.Vaccines · 2022Article
- Explaining racial/ethnic and socioeconomic differences in COVID protective behavior.SSM - population health · 2022Article
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- Public health guideline compliance and perceived government effectiveness during the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada: Findings from a longitudinal cohort study.Lancet regional health. Americas · 2022Article
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- Assessing the efficacy of 3D-printed ear protectors on mask adherence at an academic ophthalmology center.Indian journal of ophthalmology · 2022Article
- Factors influencing the protective behavior of individuals during COVID-19: a transnational survey.Scientific reports · 2021Article
- The healthy behaviours and COVID-19 mortality among Iranian women: a case-control study.BMC women's health · 2021Article
- COVID-19 Vaccination Hesitancy in the United States: A Rapid National Assessment.Journal of community health · 2021Article
- Testing Surgical Face Masks in an Emergency Context: The Experience of Italian Laboratories during the COVID-19 Pandemic Crisis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
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Abstract
The COVID-19 outbreak was declared a national emergency in the U.S. in March 2020, and in April 2020, the U.S. government authorities issued recommendations on the use of masks and gloves as protective measures. Despite such recommendations, popular media reports highlighted a lack of compliance. However, no systematic study has examined the use of protective strategies (e.g., wearing a mask) by the American public to prevent the spread of COVID-19 during early stages of the pandemic. The purpose of this study was to conduct a rapid national assessment of public behaviors to prevent COVID-19 spread during the early stages of the pandemic and to assess how these behaviors may have differed based on selected sociodemographic characteristics. A total of 835 adult Americans nationwide took a multi-item survey and were asked about wearing masks, gloves, and their demographic background. The majority of the study participants reported wearing a mask more often during the pandemic (76%), but the majority did not wear gloves more often during the pandemic (30%). Significant differences (
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