Online National Health Agency Mask Guidance for the Public in Light of COVID-19: Content Analysis.
Online National Health Agency Mask Guidance for the Public in Light of COVID-19: Content Analysis.
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DOI：
10.2196/19501
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发表时间：
2020-05-26
影响因子：
8.5
通讯作者：
Manganello, Jennifer
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作者：
Laestadius, Linnea;Wang, Yang;Manganello, Jennifer
背景：冠状病毒病（Covid-19）的全球迅速传播已迫使国家政府就通用公众使用面具使用面具的指导。迄今为止，尚无评估该指导在各国政府之间的不同。目标：本研究试图通过确定指南在各个国家和地区之间如何有所不同，从而为对传染病的合理和一致的全球反应做出贡献。代理网站的指南于2020年3月下旬在25个国家和大量COVID案件的地区中制定了指南。根据需要使用的Google翻译，各个国家和地区是在编码团队中分配的。如果有的话，对指导的原始和英语版本均进行了审查。种族：所有检查的国家和地区都有某种形式的在线指导，尽管细节和清晰度有所不同。尽管有9个国家和地区建议在公共场所和通风不良的地方进行外科手术，医疗或未指定的口罩，但建议对戴着口罩的人们进行16个面具。有2个国家明确建议针对织物面具。此外，有12个未能概述面具的最低基本世界卫生组织指南。结论：面具的在线指南用于防止公众在公众中进行COVID-19，目前在国家和地区之间不一致，并且经常发生变化。应鉴于Covid-19作为全球大流行的地位，应探讨创造更大的标准化和清晰度的努力。
BACKGROUND: The rapid global spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has compelled national governments to issue guidance on the use of face masks for members of the general public. To date, no work has assessed how this guidance differs across governments.OBJECTIVE: This study seeks to contribute to a rational and consistent global response to infectious disease by determining how guidelines differ across nations and regions.METHODS: A content analysis of health agency mask guidelines on agency websites was performed in late March 2020 among 25 countries and regions with large numbers of COVID-19 cases. Countries and regions were assigned across the coding team by language proficiency, with Google Translate used as needed. When available, both the original and English language version of guidance were reviewed.RESULTS: All examined countries and regions had some form of guidance online, although detail and clarity differed. Although 9 countries and regions recommended surgical, medical, or unspecified masks in public and poorly ventilated places, 16 recommended against people wearing masks in public. There were 2 countries that explicitly recommended against fabric masks. In addition, 12 failed to outline the minimum basic World Health Organization guidance for masks.CONCLUSIONS: Online guidelines for face mask use to prevent COVID-19 in the general public are currently inconsistent across nations and regions, and have been changing often. Efforts to create greater standardization and clarity should be explored in light of the status of COVID-19 as a global pandemic.