Indoor Public Mask-Wearing Behavior Changes in Response to National, State, and Local COVID-19 Policies.
J Public Health Manag Pract
; 28(3): 292-298, 2022.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1840116
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To estimate changes in public mask-wearing behavior in response to public health policies during COVID-19.DESIGN:
Panel of observed public mask-wearing.SETTING:
Counts of adult behavior in Marion County, Indiana, between November 15, 2020, and May 31, 2021. DETERMINANTS OF INTEREST (1) Removal of state masking requirement; (2) introduction of the National Strategy for the COVID-19 Response and Pandemic Preparedness; (3) the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommendation that vaccinated individuals did not need to wear masks in public; and (4) COVID-19 vaccine availability.OUTCOME:
Percent observed with correct mask-wearing. ANALYSES Fixed-effects models estimated the association between policies and mask-wearing.RESULTS:
Ending Indiana's mask requirement was not associated with changes in correct mask-wearing. The CDC's recommendation was associated with a decrease of 12.3 percentage points in correct mask-wearing (95% CI, -23.47 to -1.05; P = .032).CONCLUSIONS:
Behavior encouraged by local mask requirements appeared to be resilient to changes in state policy. CDC recommendations appeared influential.
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
COVID-19
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prognostic study
Topics:
Vaccines
Limits:
Adult
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Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
J Public Health Manag Pract
Journal subject:
Public Health
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Health Services
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
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