Impact of community masking on COVID-19: A cluster-randomized trial in Bangladesh.
Science
; 375(6577): eabi9069, 2022 Jan 14.
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| ID: mdl-34855513
ABSTRACT
We conducted a cluster-randomized trial to measure the effect of community-level mask distribution and promotion on symptomatic severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infections in rural Bangladesh from November 2020 to April 2021 (N = 600 villages, N = 342,183 adults). We cross-randomized mask type (cloth versus surgical) and promotion strategies at the village and household level. Proper mask-wearing increased from 13.3% in the control group to 42.3% in the intervention arm (adjusted percentage point difference = 0.29; 95% confidence interval = [0.26, 0.31]). The intervention reduced symptomatic seroprevalence (adjusted prevalence ratio = 0.91 [0.82, 1.00]), especially among adults ≥60 years old in villages where surgical masks were distributed (adjusted prevalence ratio = 0.65 [0.45, 0.85]). Mask distribution with promotion was a scalable and effective method to reduce symptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infections.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Controle de Doenças Transmissíveis
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COVID-19
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Promoção da Saúde
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Máscaras
Tipo de estudo:
Clinical_trials
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Female
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Humans
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Male
País como assunto:
Asia
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2022
Tipo de documento:
Article