Zahra Rahimi|Gholam Abbas Shirali|Marzieh Araban|Mohammad Javad Mohammadi|Bahman Cheraghian
Mask use among pedestrians during the Covid-19 pandemic in Southwest Iran: an observational study on 10,440 people
Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences|Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences|Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences|Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences|Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences
many countries recommended use face masks general population public places reduce risk covid19 transmission study aims estimate prevalence face mask usage investigate different types face mask distribution among pedestrians southwest iran covid19 pandemicthis crosssectional study conducted august 2020 ahvaz southwest iran using multistage sampling method total 10440 pedestrians selected 8 urban districts 92 neighborhoods city data gathered observation method percentage mean standard deviation used describe variables chisquare test fisher exact test chisquare trend used assess relationship two categorical variables used unconditional logistic regression model control confoundersthe common age group 10 39 years 679 participants male overall prevalence face mask usage 456 95 ci 446465 general age increased prevalence face mask use significantly increased p trend 0001 women used face masks significantly higher men 602 vs 387 p 0001 among pedestrians used mask 756 wore facemask correctly common type facemask used pedestrians surgical medical masks 638 total prevalence facemask usage significantly higher 494 compared pm 439 p 0001 besides study 17 03 pedestrians worn gloves shielded respectively women used shields gloves significantly higher men 36 vs 07 p 0001 also women used shields men 05 vs 03 p 0036we concluded prevalence rate face mask use ahvaz fairly low especially men younger people hence observed rates probably cannot protect community covid19 spread therefore important implement educational programs well establish laws regulations governing use face masks public places