2020
DOI: 10.1590/0034-7167-2020-0239
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Abstract: Objective: to identify scientific evidence on the effectiveness of using cloth masks as safe protectors against COVID-19. Method: an integrative review of articles available in full obtained at PubMed, CINAHL, and Web of Science. Controlled, non-controlled descriptors and keywords such as “mask”, “home-made” and “cloth” or “cotton” and “infection control” or “infection prevention” were used. Results: thirty-eight articles were selected; of these, seven studies made up the sample. Evidence shows that cloth ma… Show more

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“…Namun mengingat kelangkaan masker bedah selama pandemi, masker kain dapat diusulkan sebagai upaya terakhir. penggunaan masker kain harus dilakukan bersamaan dengan tindakan pencegahan, seperti isolasi rumah, pernapasan yang baik, dan kebersihan tangan secara teratur (Silva et al, 2020). Oleh karena meningkatnya kebutuhan akan penggunaan masker dan pentingnya edukasi penggunaan masker kepada masyarakat, maka kegiatan ini bertujuan untuk memberikan edukasi penggunaan masker dan pembagian masker kain untuk pencegahan penularan Covid-19 di Kota Palu.…”
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“…Namun mengingat kelangkaan masker bedah selama pandemi, masker kain dapat diusulkan sebagai upaya terakhir. penggunaan masker kain harus dilakukan bersamaan dengan tindakan pencegahan, seperti isolasi rumah, pernapasan yang baik, dan kebersihan tangan secara teratur (Silva et al, 2020). Oleh karena meningkatnya kebutuhan akan penggunaan masker dan pentingnya edukasi penggunaan masker kepada masyarakat, maka kegiatan ini bertujuan untuk memberikan edukasi penggunaan masker dan pembagian masker kain untuk pencegahan penularan Covid-19 di Kota Palu.…”
Section: Pendahuluanunclassified
“…Namun masker kain masih dapat digunakan di ruang publik tertutup atau keramaian di dalam ruangan dan di luar ruangan yang melibatkan kedekatan fisik untuk mencegah penyebaran infeksi SARS-CoV-2 (Sharma, Mishra, & Mudgal, 2020). Meskipun demikian harus dipahami bahwa masker kain harus digunakan bersamaan dengan tindakan pencegahan, seperti isolasi rumah, perilaku pernapasan yang baik, dan kebersihan tangan secara teratur (Silva et al, 2020).…”
Section: Hasil Dan Pembahasanunclassified
“…With the worsening of the COVID-19 pandemic, many countries, including Brazil, have suffered from the unavailability or high prices of surgical or N-95 masks [21,[27][28][29][30]. Therefore, to protect against SARS-CoV-2, people are encouraged to make their own reusable fabric masks at home at a lower cost.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…With the worsening of the pandemic in some countries, especially the developing ones, countries have suffered from the non-availability of surgical masks [8,12,13]. As a great alternative, homemade fabric masks have become very popular in several affected countries, mainly in Brazil [14][15][16][17][18][19][20].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Although fabric masks provide less protection and have low filtering efficiency when compared with surgical masks, they may have some effectiveness in preventing the transmission of SARS-CoV-2 [8][9][10][11]. Nevertheless, these homemade masks are produced by small-scale fashion productions and do not have quality certifications from health authorities [14][15][16][17][18][19][20].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%