Prevalence of unmasked and improperly masked behavior in indoor public areas during the COVID-19 pandemic: Analysis of a stratified random sample from Louisville, Kentucky
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0248324
Abstract: Wearing a facial mask can limit COVID-19 transmission. Measurements of communities’ mask use behavior have mostly relied on self-report. This study’s objective was to devise a method to measure the prevalence of improper mask use… read more here.
Keywords: use; public areas; prevalence; mask use ... See more keywords
Application of the protection motivation theory to understand determinants of compliance with the measure of banning gathering size >4 in all public areas for controlling COVID-19 in a Hong Kong Chinese adult general population
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0268336
Abstract: Background Restriction of gathering size in all public areas is a newly and commonly exercised governmental social distancing policy during the COVID-19 pandemic. Its effectiveness depends on the general public’s compliance. This study applied the… read more here.
Keywords: compliance; size public; efficacy; gathering size ... See more keywords
SARS-CoV-2 surveillance with environmental surface sampling in public areas
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0278061
Abstract: Contaminated surfaces are one of the ways that coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) may be transmitted. SARS-CoV-2 can be detected on environmental surfaces; however, few environmental sampling studies have been conducted in nonclinical settings. The objective… read more here.
Keywords: surveillance environmental; cov surveillance; environmental surface; public areas ... See more keywords
Collectivism reduces objective mobility trends to public areas during the COVID-19 pandemic
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DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.996036
Abstract: In order to slow down the spread of the coronavirus, staying at home and avoiding going outside have been either strongly recommended or stringently enforced by governments all over the globe. Previous studies found that… read more here.
Keywords: objective mobility; collectivism reduces; public areas; reduces objective ... See more keywords