Global trends and predictors of face mask usage during the COVID-19 pandemic

Abstract Background Guidelines and recommendations from public health authorities related to face masks have been essential in containing the COVID-19 pandemic. We assessed the prevalence and correlates of mask usage during the pandemic. Methods We examined a total of 13,723,810 responses to a daily...

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Autores principales:	Elena Badillo-Goicoechea, Ting-Hsuan Chang, Esther Kim, Sarah LaRocca, Katherine Morris, Xiaoyi Deng, Samantha Chiu, Adrianne Bradford, Andres Garcia, Christoph Kern, Curtiss Cobb, Frauke Kreuter, Elizabeth A. Stuart
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Publicado:	BMC 2021
Materias:	COVID-19 SARS-CoV-2 Face mask Mask usage Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:b1e9ed0335c444b3bfc47760c50083e32021-11-21T12:10:20ZGlobal trends and predictors of face mask usage during the COVID-19 pandemic10.1186/s12889-021-12175-91471-2458https://doaj.org/article/b1e9ed0335c444b3bfc47760c50083e32021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-021-12175-9https://doaj.org/toc/1471-2458Abstract Background Guidelines and recommendations from public health authorities related to face masks have been essential in containing the COVID-19 pandemic. We assessed the prevalence and correlates of mask usage during the pandemic. Methods We examined a total of 13,723,810 responses to a daily cross-sectional online survey in 38 countries of people who completed from April 23, 2020 to October 31, 2020 and reported having been in public at least once during the last 7 days. The outcome was individual face mask usage in public settings, and the predictors were country fixed effects, country-level mask policy stringency, calendar time, individual sociodemographic factors, and health prevention behaviors. Associations were modeled using survey-weighted multivariable logistic regression. Results Mask-wearing varied over time and across the 38 countries. While some countries consistently showed high prevalence throughout, in other countries mask usage increased gradually, and a few other countries remained at low prevalence. Controlling for time and country fixed effects, sociodemographic factors (older age, female gender, education, urbanicity) and stricter mask-related policies were significantly associated with higher mask usage in public settings. Crucially, social behaviors considered risky in the context of the pandemic (going out to large events, restaurants, shopping centers, and socializing outside of the household) were associated with lower mask use. Conclusion The decision to wear a face mask in public settings is significantly associated with sociodemographic factors, risky social behaviors, and mask policies. This has important implications for health prevention policies and messaging, including the potential need for more targeted policy and messaging design.Elena Badillo-GoicoecheaTing-Hsuan ChangEsther KimSarah LaRoccaKatherine MorrisXiaoyi DengSamantha ChiuAdrianne BradfordAndres GarciaChristoph KernCurtiss CobbFrauke KreuterElizabeth A. StuartBMCarticleCOVID-19SARS-CoV-2Face maskMask usagePublic aspects of medicineRA1-1270ENBMC Public Health, Vol 21, Iss 1, Pp 1-12 (2021)
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topic	COVID-19 SARS-CoV-2 Face mask Mask usage Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270
spellingShingle	COVID-19 SARS-CoV-2 Face mask Mask usage Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270 Elena Badillo-Goicoechea Ting-Hsuan Chang Esther Kim Sarah LaRocca Katherine Morris Xiaoyi Deng Samantha Chiu Adrianne Bradford Andres Garcia Christoph Kern Curtiss Cobb Frauke Kreuter Elizabeth A. Stuart Global trends and predictors of face mask usage during the COVID-19 pandemic
description	Abstract Background Guidelines and recommendations from public health authorities related to face masks have been essential in containing the COVID-19 pandemic. We assessed the prevalence and correlates of mask usage during the pandemic. Methods We examined a total of 13,723,810 responses to a daily cross-sectional online survey in 38 countries of people who completed from April 23, 2020 to October 31, 2020 and reported having been in public at least once during the last 7 days. The outcome was individual face mask usage in public settings, and the predictors were country fixed effects, country-level mask policy stringency, calendar time, individual sociodemographic factors, and health prevention behaviors. Associations were modeled using survey-weighted multivariable logistic regression. Results Mask-wearing varied over time and across the 38 countries. While some countries consistently showed high prevalence throughout, in other countries mask usage increased gradually, and a few other countries remained at low prevalence. Controlling for time and country fixed effects, sociodemographic factors (older age, female gender, education, urbanicity) and stricter mask-related policies were significantly associated with higher mask usage in public settings. Crucially, social behaviors considered risky in the context of the pandemic (going out to large events, restaurants, shopping centers, and socializing outside of the household) were associated with lower mask use. Conclusion The decision to wear a face mask in public settings is significantly associated with sociodemographic factors, risky social behaviors, and mask policies. This has important implications for health prevention policies and messaging, including the potential need for more targeted policy and messaging design.
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author	Elena Badillo-Goicoechea Ting-Hsuan Chang Esther Kim Sarah LaRocca Katherine Morris Xiaoyi Deng Samantha Chiu Adrianne Bradford Andres Garcia Christoph Kern Curtiss Cobb Frauke Kreuter Elizabeth A. Stuart
author_facet	Elena Badillo-Goicoechea Ting-Hsuan Chang Esther Kim Sarah LaRocca Katherine Morris Xiaoyi Deng Samantha Chiu Adrianne Bradford Andres Garcia Christoph Kern Curtiss Cobb Frauke Kreuter Elizabeth A. Stuart
author_sort	Elena Badillo-Goicoechea
title	Global trends and predictors of face mask usage during the COVID-19 pandemic
title_short	Global trends and predictors of face mask usage during the COVID-19 pandemic
title_full	Global trends and predictors of face mask usage during the COVID-19 pandemic
title_fullStr	Global trends and predictors of face mask usage during the COVID-19 pandemic
title_full_unstemmed	Global trends and predictors of face mask usage during the COVID-19 pandemic
title_sort	global trends and predictors of face mask usage during the covid-19 pandemic
publisher	BMC
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/b1e9ed0335c444b3bfc47760c50083e3
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Global trends and predictors of face mask usage during the COVID-19 pandemic

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