Another New Year, Will the Chinese Residents Wear Face Masks Again? A Cross-Sectional Survey
Background: As more and more countries enter the low-transmission phase, maintaining prevention awareness among the population is critical to prevent a secondary outbreak. With large-scale interpersonal communication, whether Chinese residents can maintain a high awareness of prevention and control...
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| author | Xin Shen Shijiao Yan Shijiao Yan Hui Cao Jing Feng Zihui Lei Yuxin Zhao Zhenyu Nui Xiaotong Han Chuanzhu Lv Chuanzhu Lv Yong Gan |
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| description | Background: As more and more countries enter the low-transmission phase, maintaining prevention awareness among the population is critical to prevent a secondary outbreak. With large-scale interpersonal communication, whether Chinese residents can maintain a high awareness of prevention and control and adhere to the use of masks during the Chinese New Year of 2021 is worth studying.Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted in China from February 4 to 26, 2021. A convenient sampling strategy was adopted to recruit participators. Participants were asked to fill out the questions that assessed the questionnaire on face mask use. Descriptive statistics were used to assess the mask-wearing behaviors of the public. A binary logistic regression analysis was performed to identify the risk factors affecting mask-wearing behaviors.Results: A total of 2,361 residents filled out the questionnaire. In the mixed-effect logistic regression analysis, Chinese residents who were older (OR = 7.899, 95%CI = 4.183–14.916), employed (OR = 1.887, 95%CI = 1.373–2.594), had a chronic disease (OR = 1.777, 95%CI = 1.307–2.418), reused face masks (OR = 22.155, 95%CI = 15.331–32.016) and have read the face mask instructions (OR = 3.552, 95%CI = 1.989–6.341) were more likely to use face masks in interpersonal communication during the Spring Festival; while people who have breathing discomfort caused by face masks (OR = 0.556, 95%CI = 0.312–0.991) and considered that using masks repeatedly is wasteful (OR = 0.657, 95%CI = 0.482–0.895) were more unlikely to use face masks.Conclusions: Our results revealed that 83.86% of people wore face masks during the Chinese New Year; however, some aspects require further promotion. By investigating the use of masks by Chinese residents during the Spring Festival and its influencing factors, we can reflect the prevention awareness of the residents during the low transmission period of COVID-19, which can provide a reference for Chinese and global public health policymakers. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-30c6e59f49c54812982f83528c53ee9d2022-12-21T21:25:10ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Public Health2296-25652021-11-01910.3389/fpubh.2021.727234727234Another New Year, Will the Chinese Residents Wear Face Masks Again? A Cross-Sectional SurveyXin Shen0Shijiao Yan1Shijiao Yan2Hui Cao3Jing Feng4Zihui Lei5Yuxin Zhao6Zhenyu Nui7Xiaotong Han8Chuanzhu Lv9Chuanzhu Lv10Yong Gan11Department of Social Medicine and Health Management, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, ChinaSchool of Public Health, Hainan Medical University, Haikou, ChinaKey Laboratory of Emergency and Trauma of Ministry of Education, Hainan Medical University, Haikou, ChinaDepartment of Labor Economics and Management, Beijing Vocational College of Labour and Social Security, Beijing, ChinaDepartment of Social Medicine and Health Management, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, ChinaDepartment of Social Medicine and Health Management, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, ChinaCommunity Health Service Management Center, Shenzhen Fuyong People's Hospital, Shenzhen, Guangdong, ChinaDepartment of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Medical College of Shihezi University, Shihezi, ChinaDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Hunan Provincial Institute of Emergency Medicine, Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Emergency and Critical Care Metabolomics, Hunan Provincial People's Hospital/The First Affiliated Hospital, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, ChinaEmergency Medicine Center, Sichuan Provincial People's Hospita, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, ChinaResearch Unit of Island Emergency Medicine, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences (No. 2019RU013), Hainan Medical University, Haikou, ChinaDepartment of Social Medicine and Health Management, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, ChinaBackground: As more and more countries enter the low-transmission phase, maintaining prevention awareness among the population is critical to prevent a secondary outbreak. With large-scale interpersonal communication, whether Chinese residents can maintain a high awareness of prevention and control and adhere to the use of masks during the Chinese New Year of 2021 is worth studying.Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted in China from February 4 to 26, 2021. A convenient sampling strategy was adopted to recruit participators. Participants were asked to fill out the questions that assessed the questionnaire on face mask use. Descriptive statistics were used to assess the mask-wearing behaviors of the public. A binary logistic regression analysis was performed to identify the risk factors affecting mask-wearing behaviors.Results: A total of 2,361 residents filled out the questionnaire. In the mixed-effect logistic regression analysis, Chinese residents who were older (OR = 7.899, 95%CI = 4.183–14.916), employed (OR = 1.887, 95%CI = 1.373–2.594), had a chronic disease (OR = 1.777, 95%CI = 1.307–2.418), reused face masks (OR = 22.155, 95%CI = 15.331–32.016) and have read the face mask instructions (OR = 3.552, 95%CI = 1.989–6.341) were more likely to use face masks in interpersonal communication during the Spring Festival; while people who have breathing discomfort caused by face masks (OR = 0.556, 95%CI = 0.312–0.991) and considered that using masks repeatedly is wasteful (OR = 0.657, 95%CI = 0.482–0.895) were more unlikely to use face masks.Conclusions: Our results revealed that 83.86% of people wore face masks during the Chinese New Year; however, some aspects require further promotion. By investigating the use of masks by Chinese residents during the Spring Festival and its influencing factors, we can reflect the prevention awareness of the residents during the low transmission period of COVID-19, which can provide a reference for Chinese and global public health policymakers.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2021.727234/fullface maskslow transmission periodinterpersonal communicationCOVID-19public health |
| spellingShingle | Xin Shen Shijiao Yan Shijiao Yan Hui Cao Jing Feng Zihui Lei Yuxin Zhao Zhenyu Nui Xiaotong Han Chuanzhu Lv Chuanzhu Lv Yong Gan Another New Year, Will the Chinese Residents Wear Face Masks Again? A Cross-Sectional Survey Frontiers in Public Health face masks low transmission period interpersonal communication COVID-19 public health |
| title | Another New Year, Will the Chinese Residents Wear Face Masks Again? A Cross-Sectional Survey |
| title_full | Another New Year, Will the Chinese Residents Wear Face Masks Again? A Cross-Sectional Survey |
| title_fullStr | Another New Year, Will the Chinese Residents Wear Face Masks Again? A Cross-Sectional Survey |
| title_full_unstemmed | Another New Year, Will the Chinese Residents Wear Face Masks Again? A Cross-Sectional Survey |
| title_short | Another New Year, Will the Chinese Residents Wear Face Masks Again? A Cross-Sectional Survey |
| title_sort | another new year will the chinese residents wear face masks again a cross sectional survey |
| topic | face masks low transmission period interpersonal communication COVID-19 public health |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2021.727234/full |
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