Who is that masked person: The use of face masks on Mexico City public transportation during the Influenza A (H1N1) outbreak

Condon, Bradly J.; Sinha, Tapen

doi:10.1016/j.healthpol.2009.11.009

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“…This does not concur with what has been reported in published studies involving the members of general public over the several outbreaks of respiratory infections in non-MG settings. [59][60][61][62][63][64] Those studies showed an increase in facemask use during the outbreaks due to participants' perceived threat of infection. Poor awareness among many pilgrims of contemporary outbreaks might explain why their uptake of facemask did not increase even during an ongoing outbreak.…”

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Uptake and effectiveness of facemask against respiratory infections at mass gatherings: a systematic review

Barasheed

Alfelali

Mushta

et al. 2016

International Journal of Infectious Diseases

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Uptake and effectiveness of facemask against respiratory infections at mass gatherings: a systematic review

Barasheed

Alfelali

Mushta

et al. 2016

International Journal of Infectious Diseases

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“…Evidence shows that people would be willing to wear masks during an epidemic (Condon and Sinha, 2009; kum Tang and yan Wong, 2004). During pandemic (H1N1) 2009, Mexico City officials required the use of facemasks for bus and taxi drivers and suggested their use for passengers.…”

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“…During pandemic (H1N1) 2009, Mexico City officials required the use of facemasks for bus and taxi drivers and suggested their use for passengers. Condon and Sinha found a compliance rate for bus and taxi drivers to be 20–90% and for passengers 8–55% during the beginning of the pandemic (Condon and Sinha, 2009). However, for facemasks to be effective in reducing the spread of disease they need to be: (1) available, (2) affordable, (3) worn properly, (4) replaced or sanitized daily, and (5) fit-tested (if using N95 respirators) (Tracht et al, 2010).…”

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Economic analysis of the use of facemasks during pandemic (H1N1) 2009

Tracht

Valle

Edwards

2012

Journal of Theoretical Biology

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A large-scale pandemic could cause severe health, social, and economic impacts. The recent 2009 H1N1 pandemic confirmed the need for mitigation strategies that are cost-effective and easy to implement. Typically, in the early stages of a pandemic, as seen with pandemic (H1N1) 2009, vaccines and antivirals may be limited or non-existent, resulting in the need for non-pharmaceutical strategies to reduce the spread of disease and the economic impact. We construct and analyze a mathematical model for a population comprised of three different age groups and assume that some individuals wear facemasks. We then quantify the impact facemasks could have had on the spread of pandemic (H1N1) 2009 and examine their cost effectiveness. Our analyses show that an unmitigated pandemic could result in losses of nearly $832 billion in the United States during the length of the pandemic. Based on present value of future earnings, hospital costs, and lost income estimates due to illness, this study estimates that the use of facemasks by 10%, 25%, and 50% of the population could reduce economic losses by $478 billion, $570 billion, and $573 billion, respectively. The results show that facemasks can significantly reduce the number of influenza cases as well as the economic losses due to a pandemic.

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“…41 Normative economic theory recognises that decision making about zoonotic threat is also influenced by group level phenomena. 42 During an epidemic individuals may start to adopt defensive or precautionary practices that in turn effect the spread of the disease. As the state of the ecological system changes, the payoffs associated with each set of action will change, with individuals adapting by modifying their behaviour.…”

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Interdisciplinary Approaches to Zoonotic Disease

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Lai²,

Ceddia

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Infectious Disease Reports

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Zoonotic infections are on the increase worldwide, but most research into the biological, environmental and life science aspects of these infections has been conducted in separation. In this review we bring together contemporary research in these areas to suggest a new, symbiotic framework which recognises the interaction of biological, economic, psychological, and natural and built environmental drivers in zoonotic infection and transmission. In doing so, we propose that some contemporary debates in zoonotic research could be resolved using an expanded framework which explicitly takes into account the combination of motivated and habitual human behaviour, environmental and biological constraints, and their interactions.

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Who is that masked person: The use of face masks on Mexico City public transportation during the Influenza A (H1N1) outbreak

Cited by 64 publications

References 13 publications

Uptake and effectiveness of facemask against respiratory infections at mass gatherings: a systematic review

Uptake and effectiveness of facemask against respiratory infections at mass gatherings: a systematic review

Economic analysis of the use of facemasks during pandemic (H1N1) 2009

Interdisciplinary Approaches to Zoonotic Disease

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