Comparison of Face-Touching Behaviors Before and During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic

Chen, Yongjian; Qin, Gang; Chen, Jie; Xu, Jiegou; Feng, Ding-Yun; Wu, Xiang‐Yuan; Li, Xing

doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.16924

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“…Our ndings show that 96.8% of respondents worn the masks during their activities. This mask-wearing rates was similar nding with the study conducted in Japan with 99.4%, while in the South Korea was cited at 85.5% 32 . As far as types of masks used, cloth masks were the most dominant masks that worn by individuals (73%), while surgical masks and N95 also identi ed at 22% and 3% respectively.…”

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confidence: 89%

A cross sectional survey of personal hygiene positive behaviour related to COVID-19 prevention and control among Indonesian communities

Lestari¹,

Kadir²,

Idham³

et al. 2021

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Background: The trend of COVID-19 confirmed cases has continually risen in Indonesia, this pandemic situation has affected several life sectors, including health sectors, education, economic, services, and employment sectors. Public health and social measures as recommended by Word Health Organization are required to be implemented in order to prevent the coronavirus disease spread. People’s behaviours can also affect the spread of the COVID-19 virus. Public behaviours including proper personal hygiene and healthy life practices, the use of appropriate masks, and the application of good disinfectants have an important role in human’s health and protection towards prevention and control of COVID-19 spreads. This study aims to perform a survey of public behaviour and best practices related to COVID-19 prevention and control among Indonesian communities. Methods: A cross-sectional study was designed to collect information related to public behaviour related to COVID-19 prevention and control using an online survey. Respondents were gathered from 34 provinces in Indonesia through the Indonesia National Safety and Health Council network and Universities network. Respondents voluntarily submitted their response to a pre-designed online questionnaire. The collected data was then analyzed using SPSS 24.0. Results: A total of respondents 771 subjects (male 386; female 385) were submitted their response. The results show that 96% of participants implementing positive behaviour of personal hygiene including wearing a mask when going outside their house and almost 67.3% of respondents sprayed a disinfectant in their house. The majority of participants hold a door handle (37.2%) and desk (28.1%) at frequency of more than six times a day. There were 8.2% of participants implementing good personal hygiene including hand washing at least once a day and maximum of more than six times after going to the toilet. At risk behaviour were conducted by respondents at which they touched part of their face at frequency once during an hour. It has been identified that male are less likely to perform better hand hygiene as opposed to female. In conclusion, study showed that positive behaviour of personal hygiene related to COVID-19 has been implemented among Indonesian communities. This result suggested that positive behaviour based on community based prevention and control need to be continually maintain in order to prevent and control COVID-19 spreads.

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confidence: 89%

A cross sectional survey of personal hygiene positive behaviour related to COVID-19 prevention and control among Indonesian communities

Lestari¹,

Kadir²,

Idham³

et al. 2021

Preprint

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“…These findings strongly suggest that, instead of withholding a preventative tool, accompanying it with accurate messaging that combines different preventative measures would display trust in the general public's ability to act responsibly and empower citizens. Polling and observational data from the COVID-19 pandemic have shown mask wearing to be positively correlated with other preventative measures, including hand hygiene (106,107), physical distancing (106,107), and reduced face touching (108). Three preprint papers reporting observational data suggest that masks may be a cue for others to keep a wider physical distance.…”

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An evidence review of face masks against COVID-19

Howard

Huang

et al. 2021

Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A.

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The science around the use of masks by the public to impede COVID-19 transmission is advancing rapidly. In this narrative review, we develop an analytical framework to examine mask usage, synthesizing the relevant literature to inform multiple areas: population impact, transmission characteristics, source control, wearer protection, sociological considerations, and implementation considerations. A primary route of transmission of COVID-19 is via respiratory particles, and it is known to be transmissible from presymptomatic, paucisymptomatic, and asymptomatic individuals. Reducing disease spread requires two things: limiting contacts of infected individuals via physical distancing and other measures and reducing the transmission probability per contact. The preponderance of evidence indicates that mask wearing reduces transmissibility per contact by reducing transmission of infected respiratory particles in both laboratory and clinical contexts. Public mask wearing is most effective at reducing spread of the virus when compliance is high. Given the current shortages of medical masks, we recommend the adoption of public cloth mask wearing, as an effective form of source control, in conjunction with existing hygiene, distancing, and contact tracing strategies. Because many respiratory particles become smaller due to evaporation, we recommend increasing focus on a previously overlooked aspect of mask usage: mask wearing by infectious people (“source control”) with benefits at the population level, rather than only mask wearing by susceptible people, such as health care workers, with focus on individual outcomes. We recommend that public officials and governments strongly encourage the use of widespread face masks in public, including the use of appropriate regulation.

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“…Early in the pandemic the WHO and other health authorities also averred that masks are ineffective for the general public, that masks provided a false sense of security, and that the wearing of masks would cause people to touch their faces, thereby increasing their chances of infection (4, 6). Such concerns proved to be unfounded (6-8) and evidence steadily emerged to support the wearing of masks by members of the general public (9, 10). Health authorities such as the WHO subsequently reversed their position on facemasks and recommended that masks be worn by the public when they were in public places, especially when social distancing was not possible (5).…”

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Negative attitudes about facemasks during the COVID-19 pandemic: The dual importance of perceived ineffectiveness and psychological reactance

Taylor

Asmundson

2020

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This study reports a comprehensive empirical investigation of the nature and correlates of anti-mask attitudes during the COVID-19 pandemic. Accumulating evidence underscores the importance of facemasks, as worn by the general public, in limiting the spread of infection. Accordingly, mask-wearing has become increasingly mandatory in public places such as stores and on public transit. Although the public has been generally adherent to mask-wearing, a small but vocal group of individuals refuse to wear masks. Anti-mask protest rallies have occurred in many places throughout the world, sometimes erupting violently. Few empirical studies have examined the relationship between anti-mask attitudes and mask non-adherence and little is known about how such attitudes relate to one another or other factors (e.g., non-adherence to social distancing, anti-vaccination attitudes). To investigate these issues, the present study surveyed 2,078 adults from the US and Canada. Consistent with other surveys, we found that most (84%) people wore masks because of COVID-19. The 16% who did not wear masks scored higher on most measures of negative attitudes towards masks. Network analyses indicated that negative attitudes about masks formed an intercorrelated network, with the central nodes in the network being (a) beliefs that masks are ineffective in preventing COVID-19, and (b) psychological reactance (PR; i.e., an aversion to being forced to wear masks). These central nodes served as links, connecting the network of anti-masks attitudes to negative attitudes toward SARSCoV2 vaccination, beliefs that the threat of COVID-19 has been exaggerated, disregard for social distancing, and political conservatism. Findings regarding PR are important because, theoretically, PR is likely to strengthen other anti-masks attitudes (e.g., beliefs that masks are ineffective) because people with strong PR react with anger and counter-arguments when their beliefs are challenged, thereby leading to a strengthening of their anti-mask beliefs. Implications for improving mask adherence are discussed.

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Comparison of Face-Touching Behaviors Before and During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic

Cited by 83 publications

References 17 publications

A cross sectional survey of personal hygiene positive behaviour related to COVID-19 prevention and control among Indonesian communities

A cross sectional survey of personal hygiene positive behaviour related to COVID-19 prevention and control among Indonesian communities

An evidence review of face masks against COVID-19

Negative attitudes about facemasks during the COVID-19 pandemic: The dual importance of perceived ineffectiveness and psychological reactance

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