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Determinants of Face Mask Utilization to Prevent Covid-19 Pandemic among Quarantined Adults in Tigrai Region, Northern Ethiopia, 2020.
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Clinical Nursing Research . Sep2021, Vol. 30 Issue 7, p1107-1112. 6p. - Publication Year :
- 2021
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Abstract
- A face mask is a vital component of personal protective equipment to prevent potentially contagious respiratory infections. There was a lack of evidence showing the proportion and determinants of face mask use in Ethiopia. Therefore, this study aimed to identify face mask utilization determinants to prevent spread of the Covid-19 pandemic among quarantined adults in Tigrai region, northern Ethiopia. A total of 331 participants selected using a systematic random sampling method were included in the study. An interviewer-administered questionnaire was employed. After describing the variables using frequencies, means, and standard deviations, multivariable logistic regression determined factors associated with face mask utilization to prevent COVID-19 spread. The study participants were primarily males (70%) and mean age was 30.5 (SD = 11) years. Nearly half of the participants reported they did not wear a face mask when leaving home. Face mask utilization was significantly associated with knowledge score, employment status, gender, age, and educational status of the study participants. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *COVID-19
*SOCIAL determinants of health
*CONFIDENCE intervals
*QUARANTINE
*MULTIVARIATE analysis
*AGE distribution
*CROSS-sectional method
*HEALTH literacy
*SEX distribution
*QUESTIONNAIRES
*DESCRIPTIVE statistics
*EMPLOYMENT
*STATISTICAL sampling
*LOGISTIC regression analysis
*DATA analysis software
*COVID-19 pandemic
*EDUCATIONAL attainment
*ADULTS
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 10547738
- Volume :
- 30
- Issue :
- 7
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Clinical Nursing Research
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 151896696
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1177/10547738211013219