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Surveillance for face mask compliance, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, October-December, 2020.
M, Jagadeesan; Rubeshkumar, Polani; Raju, Mohankumar; Sakthivel, Manikandanesan; Murali, Sharan; Nagarajan, Ramya; Sendhilkumar, Muthappan; Sambath, Irene; Ilangovan, Kumaravel; Harikrishnan, Dineshkumar; Venkatasamy, Vettrichelvan; Ganeshkumar, Parasuraman; Reddy, Madhusudhan; Kaur, Prabhdeep.
  • M J; Public Health Department, Greater Chennai Corporation, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
  • Rubeshkumar P; Division of Noncommunicable Diseases, ICMR-National Institute of Epidemiology, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
  • Raju M; Division of Noncommunicable Diseases, ICMR-National Institute of Epidemiology, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
  • Sakthivel M; Division of Noncommunicable Diseases, ICMR-National Institute of Epidemiology, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
  • Murali S; Division of Noncommunicable Diseases, ICMR-National Institute of Epidemiology, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
  • Nagarajan R; Division of Noncommunicable Diseases, ICMR-National Institute of Epidemiology, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
  • Sendhilkumar M; Division of Noncommunicable Diseases, ICMR-National Institute of Epidemiology, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
  • Sambath I; Division of Noncommunicable Diseases, ICMR-National Institute of Epidemiology, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
  • Ilangovan K; Division of Noncommunicable Diseases, ICMR-National Institute of Epidemiology, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
  • Harikrishnan D; Division of Noncommunicable Diseases, ICMR-National Institute of Epidemiology, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
  • Venkatasamy V; Division of Noncommunicable Diseases, ICMR-National Institute of Epidemiology, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
  • Ganeshkumar P; Division of Epidemiology, ICMR-National Institute of Epidemiology, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
  • Reddy M; Public Health Department, Greater Chennai Corporation, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
  • Kaur P; Division of Noncommunicable Diseases, ICMR-National Institute of Epidemiology, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
PLoS One ; 16(9): e0257739, 2021.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1438351
ABSTRACT

PURPOSE:

Government of Tamil Nadu, India, mandated the face mask wearing in public places as one of the mitigation measures of COVID-19. We established a surveillance system for monitoring the face mask usage. This study aimed to estimate the proportion of the population who wear face masks appropriately (covering nose, mouth, and chin) in the slums and non-slums of Chennai at different time points.

METHODS:

We conducted cross-sectional surveys among the residents of Chennai at two-time points of October and December 2020. The sample size for outdoor mask compliance for the first and second rounds of the survey was 1800 and 1600, respectively, for each of the two subgroups-slums and non-slums. In the second round, we included 640 individuals each in the slums and non-slums indoor public places and 1650 individuals in eleven shopping malls. We calculated the proportions and 95% confidence interval (95%CI) for the mask compliance outdoors and indoors by age, gender, region, and setting (slum and non-slum).

RESULTS:

We observed 3600 and 3200 individuals in the first and second surveys, respectively, for outdoor mask compliance. In both rounds, the prevalence of appropriate mask use outdoors was significantly lower in the slums (28%-29%) than non-slum areas (36%-35%) of Chennai (p<0.01). Outdoor mask compliance was similar within slum and non-slum subgroups across the two surveys. Lack of mask use was higher in the non-slums in the second round (50%) than in the first round of the survey (43%) (p<0.05). In the indoor settings in the 2nd survey, 10%-11% among 1280 individuals wore masks appropriately. Of the 1650 observed in the malls, 947 (57%) wore masks appropriately.

CONCLUSION:

Nearly one-third of residents of Chennai, India, correctly wore masks in public places. We recommend periodic surveys, enforcement of mask compliance in public places, and mass media campaigns to promote appropriate mask use.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Patient Compliance / SARS-CoV-2 / COVID-19 / Masks Type of study: Observational study / Prognostic study / Randomized controlled trials Limits: Adolescent / Adult / Child / Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged Country/Region as subject: Asia Language: English Journal: PLoS One Journal subject: Science / Medicine Year: 2021 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: Journal.pone.0257739

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Patient Compliance / SARS-CoV-2 / COVID-19 / Masks Type of study: Observational study / Prognostic study / Randomized controlled trials Limits: Adolescent / Adult / Child / Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged Country/Region as subject: Asia Language: English Journal: PLoS One Journal subject: Science / Medicine Year: 2021 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: Journal.pone.0257739