Original Articles · pages 77–85
“Face Mask Use and Disposal Practices during COVID-19 Lockdown in India: Online Survey Report”
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Neeta Kumar, Pranjal Pushp, Meenakshi Nagarkar, Shyam Nandi, Arun Kumar, Trupti Gohil. “Face Mask Use and Disposal Practices during COVID-19 Lockdown in India: Online Survey Report”. J Int Med Sci Acad. 2021;34(2):77–85.
Opening of the article
Use of protective face mask is recommended to prevent/ reduce COVID19 (SARS- CoV-2) human to human transmission. However, situation analysis of rational of use in view of different guidelines and its implementation at ground level, availability of mask, use, public perception, and disposal methods is required. Hence this online survey from literate population of 1019 adults across India from high and upper middle group (mean age 26.4 years) was conducted during lockdown April- May2020. High awareness (99.7%) and use (99.6%) of mask is reported, however mask disposal knowledge was found to be low as only 44.4% were doing waste segregation while using non-biodegradable mask.
Keywords
Face mask, Bio-waste, Use of mask and disposal 78 J Int Med Sci Acad 2021, (April - June), Vol 34