COVID-19 vaccination and mask wearing behaviors in the United States, August 2020 - June 2021ABSTRACTView further author informationhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-4691-7802awag@umich.eduAbram L WagnerView further author informationhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-0708-2008...
Background:Masks have been widely recommended as a precaution against COVID-19 transmission. Several studies have shown the efficacy of masks at curbing dAravindakshan, AshwinBoehnke, JrnGholami, EhsanNayak, AshutoshSocial Science Electronic Publishing...
"We all need to do this together. Keep wearing your masks and practicing safe social distancing for your family and for everyone's sake. You may feel awkward, but it's been proven to make a real difference," the assemblyman urged. A staff member wearing a face mask pushes the shopping ...
As COVID-19 is present in saliva,2 wearing the medical mask stops the transmission of this disease in droplets and aerosols. As patients may be asymptomatic and the reactivation of this disease is possible,3, 4 wearing masks by asymptomatic individuals is strongly recommended. In addition to th...
Mask wearing became mandatory in the Czech Republic on March 18, and its Prime Minister Andrej Babis has recommended this practice to European and U.S. leaders. On March 19, Babis in a tweet message called on Trump to adopt the measure to curb the virus's spread. "Wearing a simple cloth...
mask, a so-called descriptive norm, was found to be a strong determinant of mask use [17]. However, even without policies in place, the outbreak of COVID-19 resulted in voluntary engagement in protective behaviors, like staying at home [18] and mask-wearing [19,20]....
The study aims at evaluating the effect of wearing face masks on voice and intelligibility of speech in Egyptian working individuals during the COVID-19 pandemic to identify if there are any adverse effects of wearing face masks in the working environmen
However, even without policies in place, the outbreak of COVID-19 resulted in voluntary engagement in protective behaviors, like staying at home [18] and mask-wearing [19, 20]. While government policy is effective in changing behavior, individuals’ perception of government is equally important,...
Mask wearing practice was defined according to its type and the behavior exhibited in relation to wearing a mask. Presence of anxiety symptoms was determined by Generalized Anxiety Disorder tool (GAD-7). Multiple logistic regression was performed to estimate the association between mask wearing and ...
With COVID-19 floating around, many are wondering about the effectiveness of masks and when it’s appropriate to wear them. Most people from the East hold the (believe) that wearing a mask is essential to control the spread of COVID-19. But people in the West generally would argue that...