Surgical mask wearing behaviour in COVID-19 pandemic and influenza seasons: a cross-sectional study on healthcare professional students and staff's perspective in Southern California.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To investigate healthcare professional staff and students' perception of wearing surgical masks before and after their experience with the COVID-19 pandemic, and to evaluate the impact on mask wearing behaviour in future influenza seasons.

Design

Cross-sectional study using anonymous survey.

Setting and participants

Healthcare students and staff from a healthcare academic institution in Southern California participated in the mask survey study. Survey results were collected from June to November 2021. A total of 305 respondents responded to the survey, with 173 being healthcare students and 132 being working healthcare staff.

Outcomes

The study examined respondents' perceptions and hospital mask wearing behaviour before and after their COVID-19 pandem

SUBMITTER: Lui KL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9556740 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature