Knowledge, attitude and practice of wearing mask in the population presenting to tertiary hospitals in a developing country.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In the era of COVID-19 where there is emphasis on the importance of wearing a mask, wearing it rightly is equally important. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to assess the knowledge, attitude and practice of wearing a mask in the general population of a developing country at three major tertiary care hospital.

Materials and methods

Participants of this cross-sectional study were patients and attendants at three major tertiary care hospital of Karachi Pakistan. Selected participants, through non-probability convenient sampling technique, were interviewed regarding knowledge, attitude, and practice of wearing mask using an Urdu translated version of a questionnaire used in an earlier study. Three summary scores (0 to 100) were computed to indicate participan

SUBMITTER: Furnaz S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8912125 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature