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New Public Health Research from Y.H. Ferng and Colleagues Discussed
Published in TB and Outbreaks Week, March 15th, 2011
2011 MAR 15 -- In this recently published article, scientists in the United States conducted a study "To identify barriers to mask wearing and to examine the factors associated with the willingness to wear masks among households. and Sample: We used data sources from a study assessing the impact of 3 nonpharmaceutical interventions on the rates of influenza: exit interviews; home visits with a subset of the mask group; and a focus group."
"Risk perception score, univariate analysis, and logistic regression were conducted to identify the characteristics and predictors of mask use. Thematic barriers to mask wearing were identified from qualitative data...
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