The quiet before the storm: Negligence and inappropriateness in face mask use in the community preceded devastating second wave of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Brazil

[...]a governmental decree mandated the use of face masks in public places and required retail stores to restrict entry to 25% of their usual costumers. [...]crowding on the sidewalks was common. The rural lifestyle may have affected our findings, though previous authors have reported similar result...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Infection control and hospital epidemiology 2022-12, Vol.43 (12), p.1993-1995
Hauptverfasser:	Cintra, Nicole de Micy Ferreira, Felisberto, Thales Cabral Benini, Limeira, Ingrid Costa, de Carli, Moriê Letícia Dalera, Cruz, Thamyres Siqueira, dos Santos, Gabriel Manha, Vaz, Laura de Camargo, Toledo, Lucas Andrade, Fortaleza, Cristiane Ravagnani, de Souza, Lenice do Rosário, Fortaleza, Carlos Magno Castelo Branco
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Brazil - epidemiology Coronaviruses COVID-19 Denialism Disease transmission Epidemics Epidemiology Humans Letter to the Editor Malpractice Masks Metropolitan areas Negligence Pandemics Population Protective equipment Regression analysis SARS-CoV-2 Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
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Zusammenfassung:	[...]a governmental decree mandated the use of face masks in public places and required retail stores to restrict entry to 25% of their usual costumers. [...]crowding on the sidewalks was common. The rural lifestyle may have affected our findings, though previous authors have reported similar results in metropolitan areas.6,7,9 Both our findings and those of previous studies identified a pattern of noncompliance with wearing a face mask in community settings, especially among males and those aged
ISSN:	0899-823X 1559-6834
DOI:	10.1017/ice.2021.395