Knowledge and awareness about different face masks during COVID-19 among Indian healthcare professionals

ABSTRACT

Introduction: Lockdown was imposed in many countries in the world owing to very high infection spread in the COVID-19 pandemic resulting in high mortality. Preventive measures were instilled at the community as well as individual-level including the use of face masks, sanitization, and frequent hand washing. Previous literature data suggest using various types of masks to prevent the spread of infection. Aim: The present cross-sectional study was conducted to assess the knowledge and awareness about different types of masks during COVID-19 in Indian healthcare professionals. Materials and Methods: The study was based on the survey questionnaire distributed to the subjects using google forms in online link form. The subjects were recruited for the study based on voluntary participation in Indian healthcare professionals. The survey was conducted on 998 professionals on different types of facemasks.