Facemasks for prevention of viral respiratory infections in community settings: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Facemasks for prevention of viral respiratory infections in community settings: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Background: There is paucity of evidence on the effectiveness of facemask use in COVID-19 in community settings. Objectives: We aimed to estimate the effectiveness of facemask use alone or along with hand hygiene in community settings in reducing the transmission of viral respiratory illness. Method...

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Main Authors:	Nishant Aggarwal, Vignesh Dwarakanathan, Nitesh Gautam, Animesh Ray
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2020-01-01
Series:	Indian Journal of Public Health
Subjects:	coronavirus covid-19 hand hygiene masks pandemics severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
Online Access:	http://www.ijph.in/article.asp?issn=0019-557X;year=2020;volume=64;issue=6;spage=192;epage=200;aulast=Aggarwal

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