Importance of Face Masks for COVID-19: A Call for Effective Public Education
Importance of Face Masks for COVID-19: A Call for Effective Public Education
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DOI：
10.1093/cid/ciaa593
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发表时间：
2020-10-15
影响因子：
11.8
通讯作者：
Cowling, Benjamin J.
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作者：
Tso, Ricky, V;Cowling, Benjamin J.
关于一般社区使用口罩预防2019冠状病毒病（COVID-19）的大量争论源于卫生当局的不同观点。对使用口罩的误解和污名化可能会阻碍COVID-19疫情的遏制。我们通过分析不同可信的卫生当局关于社区使用口罩的建议来解决之前的争论：推广使用口罩的国家承认口罩是有效的，但也解释了正确使用口罩和其他卫生措施的重要性沿着。相比之下，反对社区使用口罩的当局主要引用了供应短缺，公众没有足够的技能佩戴口罩，或者戴口罩可能会降低对其他重要行为的遵守。我们建议通过教授微生物学知识来促进个人防护措施中有效的行为改变，而不仅仅是列出“做和不做”。"
Considerable debates about the general community use of face masks for protection against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) stemmed out from differing views taken by health authorities. Misconceptions and stigmatization towards the use of face masks may hinder the containment of the COVID-19 pandemic. We address this previous debate by analyzing the advice on the community use of masks across different credible health authorities: countries that promoted the use of masks acknowledged that masks are effective but also explained the importance of their proper use along with other hygiene measures. In contrast, authorities that recommended against the community use of masks mainly cited shortage of supplies, the argument that the public do not have the adequate skills to wear them, or that wearing masks might reduce compliance with other important behaviors. We suggest promoting effective behavioral changes in personal protective measures by teaching microbiological knowledge instead of just listing out the "do's-and-don'ts."