Adherence to face mask use during the COVID-19 pandemic among women seeking antenatal care in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo: a facility-based cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To describe face mask use among pregnant women seeking antenatal care (ANC) in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo and to identify factors associated with masking adherence in this population.

Design

Facility-based cross-sectional study nested within a prospective cohort study.

Setting

Random sample of 10 health facilities, including 5 primary health centers and 5 secondary facilities or hospitals.

Participants

A total of 934 pregnant women aged 18 years or above with a gestational age of at least 32 weeks were consecutively surveyed from 17 August 2020 to 31 January 2021.

Primary and secondary outcome measures

We estimated the proportions of pregnant women wearing a face mask and masking correctly (ie, over the mouth and nose), and assesse

SUBMITTER: Nkamba DM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9271840 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature