Mask adherence and rate of COVID-19 across the United States.
Mask adherence and rate of COVID-19 across the United States.
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DOI：
10.1371/journal.pone.0249891
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发表时间：
2021
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影响因子：
3.7
通讯作者：
Werler MM
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作者：
Fischer CB;Adrien N;Silguero JJ;Hopper JJ;Chowdhury AI;Werler MM
公共卫生官员一直倡导佩戴口罩，以此作为减少COVID-19传播的一种方式。在美国，在疫情期间，各州关于佩戴口罩的政策各不相同。尽管越来越多的州鼓励甚至要求戴口罩，但许多公民仍然抵制这一观念。我们的研究探讨了戴口罩政策和遵守与COVID-19病例率的关系。我们使用了州一级的数据，这些数据涉及公众佩戴口罩的政策，以及表示他们在公共场合总是佩戴口罩的居民比例。对于所有50个州和哥伦比亚特区（DC），这些数据是按月提取的2020年4月至9月，以衡量其对随后一个月（2020年5月至10月）COVID-19发病率的影响。每月COVID-19病例率（两周内的人均病例数）>每10万居民200例被认为很高。截至9月，15个没有公众佩戴口罩政策的州中有14个报告了高COVID-19发病率。在8个至少有75%的口罩佩戴率的州中，没有一个州报告了高COVID-19发病率。无论口罩政策或人口因素如何，口罩佩戴水平最低的州在随后的一个月里最有可能出现高COVID-19发病率。在前一个月至少有75%的口罩依从性的州，COVID-19的平均发病率为每10万人109.26例，而依从性较低的州为每10万人249.99例。我们的分析表明，高度坚持佩戴口罩可能是减少COVID-19传播的关键因素。高口罩依从性与COVID-19发病率下降之间的这种关联应该会影响政策制定者和公共卫生官员，使他们专注于提高人群口罩依从性的方法，以减缓COVID-19的传播。
Mask wearing has been advocated by public health officials as a way to reduce the spread of COVID-19. In the United States, policies on mask wearing have varied from state to state over the course of the pandemic. Even as more and more states encourage or even mandate mask wearing, many citizens still resist the notion. Our research examines mask wearing policy and adherence in association with COVID-19 case rates. We used state-level data on mask wearing policy for the general public and on proportion of residents who stated they always wear masks in public. For all 50 states and the District of Columbia (DC), these data were abstracted by month for April ─ September 2020 to measure their impact on COVID-19 rates in the subsequent month (May ─ October 2020). Monthly COVID-19 case rates (number of cases per capita over two weeks) >200 per 100,000 residents were considered high. Fourteen of the 15 states with no mask wearing policy for the general public through September reported a high COVID-19 rate. Of the 8 states with at least 75% mask adherence, none reported a high COVID-19 rate. States with the lowest levels of mask adherence were most likely to have high COVID-19 rates in the subsequent month, independent of mask policy or demographic factors. Mean COVID-19 rates for states with at least 75% mask adherence in the preceding month was 109.26 per 100,000 compared to 249.99 per 100,000 for those with less adherence. Our analysis suggests high adherence to mask wearing could be a key factor in reducing the spread of COVID-19. This association between high mask adherence and reduced COVID-19 rates should influence policy makers and public health officials to focus on ways to improve mask adherence across the population in order to mitigate the spread of COVID-19.
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DOI：
10.1016/j.jemep.2020.100511
发表时间：
2020-07-01
期刊：
Ethics, medicine, and public health
影响因子：
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作者：
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通讯作者：
Oyeniran, O I
影响因子：
3.2
作者：
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通讯作者：
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影响因子：
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作者：
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影响因子：
3.7
作者：
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通讯作者：
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