Association Between Face Masks Use and Occupation in Cameroon: Perceived Susceptibility to COVID-19 and Physician’s Roles

Introduction: Face masks use among Cameroonians is a new behavior. Many citizens have adopted face masks as a step to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Individuals might use face masks because of their profession, risk perception, and social status. This study aims at evaluating the relation between o...

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Autores principales:	Armel Fosso Setubi, Mersha Wubie, Alain Pitti Djida, Xavier Emmanuel Fosoumo, Basile Tchiotchoua Nousse, Xavier Gabriel Fopokam, Annie-Flore Kwangwa Tchougene
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Publicado:	Emergency Department of Hospital San Pedro (Logroño, Spain) 2020
Materias:	face masks coronavirus cameroon covid-19 occupation behavior health professionals Medicine (General) R5-920
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:39988c27495a40999c72c59b2e07ea872021-12-02T15:37:21ZAssociation Between Face Masks Use and Occupation in Cameroon: Perceived Susceptibility to COVID-19 and Physician’s Roles10.5281/zenodo.39742162695-5075https://doaj.org/article/39988c27495a40999c72c59b2e07ea872020-08-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3974216https://doaj.org/toc/2695-5075Introduction: Face masks use among Cameroonians is a new behavior. Many citizens have adopted face masks as a step to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Individuals might use face masks because of their profession, risk perception, and social status. This study aims at evaluating the relation between occupation and face masks use in COVID-19 setting in Cameroon. Our study hypothesizes that face masks use is not associated with occupation in Cameroon. Methods: A survey was conducted from May 13 to June 3, 2020, among Cameroonians ranging from ages 15 to 66+. Participants answered questions regarding face mask use, occupation, perceived susceptibility to COVID-19, and physicians' guidance. A binary logistic regression analysis was used to examine the association between face masks use and occupation. Results: A total of 1,525 persons responded to the survey among 837 males and 688 females. After adjustment, face masks use was not associated with the occupation. Guidance provided by physicians were positively associated with face masks use (OR=2.06, 95%CI:1.48-2.85). Face masks use was also associated with reported answers on whether: face masks protect against COVID-19 (OR=10.48, 95%CI: 7.20-15.25), ability to easily access physician’s guidance about COVID-19 on social media (OR=2.70, 95%CI: 1.94-3.75), and the belief that Africans are naturally resistant to COVID-19 (OR=1.73, 95% CI: 1.13-2.65). Conclusions: Our study provides evidence that face masks use in COVID-19 setting in Cameroon is not associated with occupation. However, physicians’ role has an impact on people’s behavior. The association between face masks use and the belief that Africans are naturally resistant to COVID-19 points to low perceived susceptibility that needs to be addressed by health professionals and competent civil authorities.Armel Fosso SetubiMersha WubieAlain Pitti DjidaXavier Emmanuel FosoumoBasile Tchiotchoua NousseXavier Gabriel FopokamAnnie-Flore Kwangwa TchougeneEmergency Department of Hospital San Pedro (Logroño, Spain)articleface maskscoronaviruscamerooncovid-19occupationbehaviorhealth professionalsMedicine (General)R5-920ENIberoamerican Journal of Medicine, Vol 2, Iss 4, Pp 279-284 (2020)
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topic	face masks coronavirus cameroon covid-19 occupation behavior health professionals Medicine (General) R5-920
spellingShingle	face masks coronavirus cameroon covid-19 occupation behavior health professionals Medicine (General) R5-920 Armel Fosso Setubi Mersha Wubie Alain Pitti Djida Xavier Emmanuel Fosoumo Basile Tchiotchoua Nousse Xavier Gabriel Fopokam Annie-Flore Kwangwa Tchougene Association Between Face Masks Use and Occupation in Cameroon: Perceived Susceptibility to COVID-19 and Physician’s Roles
description	Introduction: Face masks use among Cameroonians is a new behavior. Many citizens have adopted face masks as a step to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Individuals might use face masks because of their profession, risk perception, and social status. This study aims at evaluating the relation between occupation and face masks use in COVID-19 setting in Cameroon. Our study hypothesizes that face masks use is not associated with occupation in Cameroon. Methods: A survey was conducted from May 13 to June 3, 2020, among Cameroonians ranging from ages 15 to 66+. Participants answered questions regarding face mask use, occupation, perceived susceptibility to COVID-19, and physicians' guidance. A binary logistic regression analysis was used to examine the association between face masks use and occupation. Results: A total of 1,525 persons responded to the survey among 837 males and 688 females. After adjustment, face masks use was not associated with the occupation. Guidance provided by physicians were positively associated with face masks use (OR=2.06, 95%CI:1.48-2.85). Face masks use was also associated with reported answers on whether: face masks protect against COVID-19 (OR=10.48, 95%CI: 7.20-15.25), ability to easily access physician’s guidance about COVID-19 on social media (OR=2.70, 95%CI: 1.94-3.75), and the belief that Africans are naturally resistant to COVID-19 (OR=1.73, 95% CI: 1.13-2.65). Conclusions: Our study provides evidence that face masks use in COVID-19 setting in Cameroon is not associated with occupation. However, physicians’ role has an impact on people’s behavior. The association between face masks use and the belief that Africans are naturally resistant to COVID-19 points to low perceived susceptibility that needs to be addressed by health professionals and competent civil authorities.
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author	Armel Fosso Setubi Mersha Wubie Alain Pitti Djida Xavier Emmanuel Fosoumo Basile Tchiotchoua Nousse Xavier Gabriel Fopokam Annie-Flore Kwangwa Tchougene
author_facet	Armel Fosso Setubi Mersha Wubie Alain Pitti Djida Xavier Emmanuel Fosoumo Basile Tchiotchoua Nousse Xavier Gabriel Fopokam Annie-Flore Kwangwa Tchougene
author_sort	Armel Fosso Setubi
title	Association Between Face Masks Use and Occupation in Cameroon: Perceived Susceptibility to COVID-19 and Physician’s Roles
title_short	Association Between Face Masks Use and Occupation in Cameroon: Perceived Susceptibility to COVID-19 and Physician’s Roles
title_full	Association Between Face Masks Use and Occupation in Cameroon: Perceived Susceptibility to COVID-19 and Physician’s Roles
title_fullStr	Association Between Face Masks Use and Occupation in Cameroon: Perceived Susceptibility to COVID-19 and Physician’s Roles
title_full_unstemmed	Association Between Face Masks Use and Occupation in Cameroon: Perceived Susceptibility to COVID-19 and Physician’s Roles
title_sort	association between face masks use and occupation in cameroon: perceived susceptibility to covid-19 and physician’s roles
publisher	Emergency Department of Hospital San Pedro (Logroño, Spain)
publishDate	2020
url	https://doaj.org/article/39988c27495a40999c72c59b2e07ea87
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Association Between Face Masks Use and Occupation in Cameroon: Perceived Susceptibility to COVID-19 and Physician’s Roles

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