Do University Students Adhere to WHO Guidelines on Proper Use of Face Masks during the COVID-19 Pandemic?—Analysis and Comparison of Medical and Non-Medical Students

Szepietowska, Marta; Krajewski, Piotr; Matusiak, Łukasz; Białynicki‐Birula, Rafał; Szepietowski, Jacek C.

doi:10.3390/app11104536

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“…Since this study focuses on students, it would be interesting to note whether other studies have also taken them into consideration as regards communicating with face masks. Most of the research so far has discussed the students' use and attitudes towards wearing a face mask [48][49][50] and has not focused on their perception on the challenges the communication with face masks brings about.…”

Section: Literature Review 21 Use Of Face Masks In Interpersonal Communicationmentioning

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Students’ Perceptions of Verbal and Non-Verbal Communication Behaviors during and after the COVID-19 Pandemic

2021

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Aiming at shedding light on the implications the COVID-19 pandemic has had on the students’ social and personal lives, this study has focused on the verbal and non-verbal communication and on the surveyees’ personal lives during the pandemic as well as on the perspective of changing their communication behaviors after the pandemic. The 409 respondents, students at Politehnica University of Timisoara, took part in a survey, conducted between 1 April and 30 May 2021, that was posted on isondaje.ro, a Romanian online survey platform. The research has suggested the following results: the adjustment of the verbal communication by speaking in a more articulated manner or more loudly; the overuse of the upper part of the face to compensate for the concealed parts of the face due to face mask wearing; the analysis of the factors underlying the respondents’ actions, i.e., relational attitudes, various greeting forms, various non-verbal reactions, which are aspects that are likely to change even after the pandemic. The results have also presented the changes that interpersonal communication could go through under the pressure of the restrictions imposed by the pandemic, but also the ways through which people try to protect their most valuable asset, i.e., communication, which defines humanity and makes us unique as human beings.

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Section: Literature Review 21 Use Of Face Masks In Interpersonal Communicationmentioning

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Students’ Perceptions of Verbal and Non-Verbal Communication Behaviors during and after the COVID-19 Pandemic

2021

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“…12 In the present study, disposable face masks, when moist, were not discarded on every occasion by 48.1% of the 295 face mask users. Other studies also reported that 13.6% 3 and 69.5% 13 participants continued wearing masks despite being moist.…”

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Practices of Personal Protective Measures against SARS-Cov-2 among Undergraduate Medical Students in South India

Joseph,

Sharma

2024

Int J Occup Saf Health

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Introduction: The use of personal protective measures holds relevance despite mass immunization coverage of COVID-19 vaccination in the population. This is because vaccination only gives protection from severe COVID-19 and does not prevent the risk of infection. Medical students can be vital in training people in infection control practices. The study aimed to assess the practices of undergraduate medical students regarding personal protective measures against COVID-19. Methods: A cross-sectional study was done among first to final-year students at a private medical college in Mangalore. Data were collected using a Microsoft form. Results: The mean age of the 302 participants was 21.2±1.6 years. The majority of them were females [179 (59.3%)]. Face mask was worn by 295(97.7%) participants. Non-recommended types of face masks like using cloth masks [108 (36.6%)] and handkerchiefs [7 (2.4%)] were reported by participants. 35 (11.9%) of them wore the face mask incorrectly. Periodicity of replacement of disposable type masks was not done every day by 181(61.4%) participants. 142(48.1%) of them did not dispose of masks whenever they became moist on every occasion. Only 79 (26.8%) always practiced proper disposal of face masks. Hand sanitizer to disinfect hands was always used by 102 (33.8%) participants. Only 42 (13.9%) participants practiced correct practice of hygiene hand wash always. Only 58 (19.2%) participants had a good level of practice. Practice level was significantly poorer among males and first-year students. Conclusion: Several gaps in preventive practices against COVID-19 were identified, particularly among males and first-year students. These issues need to be addressed among medical students in future training programs.

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“…Although some studies have considered the complexities of eliciting and sustaining the public's compliance with these strategies in South Africa [4][5][6] , and elsewhere 7,8 , they seldom foreground or detail the insights of emerging adults. When young people's insights are foregrounded 3,9,10 , they typically exclude the voices of those living in structurally disadvantaged communities -such as South African townships -where compliance with disease mitigation strategies is arguably harder 4,11 . The current article redresses that oversight with a particular emphasis on what supported emerging adult resilience to compliance threats.…”

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The inhibitors and enablers of emerging adult COVID-19 mitigation compliance in a township context

2022

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Young adults are often scapegoated for not complying with COVID-19 mitigation strategies. While studies have investigated what predicts this population’s compliance and non-compliance, they have largely excluded the insights of African young people living in South African townships. Given this, it is unclear what places young adult South African township dwellers at risk for not complying with physical distancing, face masking and handwashing, or what enables resilience to those risks. To remedy this uncertainty, the current article reports a secondary analysis of transcripts (n=119) that document telephonic interviews in June and October 2020 with 24 emerging adults (average age: 20 years) who participated in the Resilient Youth in Stressed Environments (RYSE) study. The secondary analysis, which was inductively thematic, pointed to compliance being threatened by forgetfulness; preventive measures conflicting with personal/collective style; and structural constraints. Resilience to these compliance risks lay in young people’s capacity to regulate their behaviour and in the immediate social ecology’s capacity to co-regulate young people’s health behaviours. These findings discourage health interventions that are focused on the individual. More optimal public health initiatives will be responsive to the risks and resilience-enablers associated with young people and the social, institutional, and physical ecologies to which young people are connected.

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Do University Students Adhere to WHO Guidelines on Proper Use of Face Masks during the COVID-19 Pandemic?—Analysis and Comparison of Medical and Non-Medical Students

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Students’ Perceptions of Verbal and Non-Verbal Communication Behaviors during and after the COVID-19 Pandemic

Students’ Perceptions of Verbal and Non-Verbal Communication Behaviors during and after the COVID-19 Pandemic

Practices of Personal Protective Measures against SARS-Cov-2 among Undergraduate Medical Students in South India

The inhibitors and enablers of emerging adult COVID-19 mitigation compliance in a township context

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