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Mass masking as a way to contain COVID-19 and exit lockdown in low- and middle-income countries.
Siewe Fodjo, Joseph Nelson; Pengpid, Supa; Villela, Edlaine Faria de Moura; Van Thang, Vo; Ahmed, Mohammed; Ditekemena, John; Crespo, Bernardo Vega; Wanyenze, Rhoda K; Dula, Janeth; Watanabe, Takashi; Delgado-Ratto, Christopher; Driessche, Koen Vanden; Van den Bergh, Rafael; Colebunders, Robert.
  • Siewe Fodjo JN; Global Health Institute, University of Antwerp, Kinsbergen centrum, Doornstraat 331, 2610 Antwerp, Belgium. Electronic address: josephnelson.siewefodjo@uantwerpen.be.
  • Pengpid S; ASEAN Institute for Health Development, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.
  • Villela EFM; School of Medicine, Health Sciences Unit, Federal University of Jataí, Goiás, Brazil.
  • Van Thang V; Faculty of Public Health and Institute for Community Health Research, College of Medicine and Pharmacy, Hue University, Hue, Vietnam.
  • Ahmed M; Faculty of Medicine & Surgery, Mogadishu University, Mogadishu, Somalia & Department of Paediatric Cardiology, Uganda Heart Institute, Kampala, Uganda.
  • Ditekemena J; Kinshasa School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Kinshasa, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo; Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation, Washington DC, United States.
  • Crespo BV; Faculty of Health Science, University of Cuenca, Cuenca, Ecuador.
  • Wanyenze RK; Department of Disease Control and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda.
  • Dula J; Health Systems Program, Instituto Nacional de Saúde, Ministry of Health, Maputo, Mozambique.
  • Watanabe T; Instituto de Medicina Tropical Alexander von Humboldt, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru.
  • Delgado-Ratto C; Global Health Institute, University of Antwerp, Kinsbergen centrum, Doornstraat 331, 2610 Antwerp, Belgium.
  • Driessche KV; Division of Pediatric Pulmonology, Department of Pediatrics, Antwerp University Hospital, Antwerp, Belgium; Radboud Center for Infectious Diseases, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, the Netherlands.
  • Van den Bergh R; Global Health Institute, University of Antwerp, Kinsbergen centrum, Doornstraat 331, 2610 Antwerp, Belgium.
  • Colebunders R; Global Health Institute, University of Antwerp, Kinsbergen centrum, Doornstraat 331, 2610 Antwerp, Belgium.
J Infect ; 81(3): e1-e5, 2020 09.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-653056
ABSTRACT
In new guidelines published on June 5th 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) recommends that in areas with ongoing COVID-19 community transmission, governments should encourage the general public to wear face masks in specific situations and settings as part of a comprehensive approach to suppress COVID-19 transmission. Recent online surveys in 206,729 persons residing in nine low- and middle-income countries showed that 32.7%-99.7% of respondents used face masks with significant differences across age groups and sexes. Targeted health promotion strategies and government support are required to increase mask use by the general population.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Pneumonia, Viral / Coronavirus Infections / Coronavirus / Pandemics Type of study: Experimental Studies / Observational study / Randomized controlled trials Limits: Humans Language: English Journal: J Infect Year: 2020 Document Type: Article

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Pneumonia, Viral / Coronavirus Infections / Coronavirus / Pandemics Type of study: Experimental Studies / Observational study / Randomized controlled trials Limits: Humans Language: English Journal: J Infect Year: 2020 Document Type: Article