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Face Mask Usage among Young Polish People during the COVID-19 Epidemic—An Evolving Scenario

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Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Allergology, Wrocław Medical University, 50-368 Wrocław, Poland
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Students’ Research Group of Experimental Dermatology, Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Allergology, Wrocław Medical University, 50-368 Wrocław, Poland
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Academic Editors: Manoj Sharma and Kavita Batra
Healthcare 2021, 9(6), 638; https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare9060638
Received: 4 May 2021 / Revised: 25 May 2021 / Accepted: 27 May 2021 / Published: 27 May 2021
(This article belongs to the Collection COVID-19: Impact on Public Health and Healthcare)
The usage of face masks has been mandated in many countries in an attempt to diminish the spread of SARS-CoV-2. In this cross-sectional study, we aimed to determine face mask-wearing behaviors and practices in 1173 young Polish people during the second wave of the COVID-19 epidemic in October 2020. The majority of respondents (97.4%) declared that they wore face masks in areas/situations where it is mandatory. The most common types of utilized face masks were cloth masks (47.7%) and surgical masks (47%), followed by respirators (N95/FFP3) (3.2%) and half-face elastomeric respirators (0.9%). Over 38% reported frequently disinfecting their face masks, especially females. Respondents reporting personal atopic predisposition (64.5% vs. 72.1%; p = 0.02) or sensitive skin (65.5% vs. 74.3%; p = 0.005) declared multiple use of face masks less commonly than other individuals. Individuals suffering from facial skin lesions declared disinfecting face masks more commonly (40.8% vs. 34.9%; p = 0.04). Overall, the self-declared utilization of face masks among young people in Poland has improved since the beginning of the epidemic as compared with our previous study. Until the mass vaccination of the public is achieved and government policy is changed, face mask use remains a valuable tool to decrease the transmission of SARS-CoV-2. View Full-Text
Keywords: face masks; COVID-19; young people; behaviors face masks; COVID-19; young people; behaviors
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Reszke, R.; Szepietowska, M.; Krajewski, P.K.; Matusiak, Ł.; Białynicki-Birula, R.; Szepietowski, J.C. Face Mask Usage among Young Polish People during the COVID-19 Epidemic—An Evolving Scenario. Healthcare 2021, 9, 638. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare9060638

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Reszke R, Szepietowska M, Krajewski PK, Matusiak Ł, Białynicki-Birula R, Szepietowski JC. Face Mask Usage among Young Polish People during the COVID-19 Epidemic—An Evolving Scenario. Healthcare. 2021; 9(6):638. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare9060638

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Reszke, Radomir, Marta Szepietowska, Piotr K. Krajewski, Łukasz Matusiak, Rafał Białynicki-Birula, and Jacek C. Szepietowski. 2021. "Face Mask Usage among Young Polish People during the COVID-19 Epidemic—An Evolving Scenario" Healthcare 9, no. 6: 638. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare9060638

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