Mirmolaei Seyedeh Tahereh, Geranmayeh Mehrnaz, Salehiniya Hamid, Mohammadi Azam, Ebrahimi Marzieh
Department of Reproductive Health and Midwifery, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Department of Reproductive Health, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
J Educ Health Promot. 2022 Jan 31;11:33. doi: 10.4103/jehp.jehp_1471_20. eCollection 2022.
The use of personal protective equipment (especially face masks) has increased in different communities amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Therefore, the present study aimed to assess knowledge and performance of Iranian general population in wearing face masks.
The present study is a cross-sectional study conducted using a valid and reliable questionnaire on 1843 eligible individuals. The questionnaires were shared by Link (www.porsall.com) in groups and social networks. Data were analyzed using SPSS (Version 24.0, SPSS Inc., Chicago, IL).
The mean age of the participants was 42.84 years (standard deviation: 16.84). The majority had inadequate and low knowledge of masks (69.2%), nearly 30% had moderate (30.1%), and few had adequate and high knowledge of masks. The individuals' knowledge on when to wear a mask was also assessed and the results showed poor and low in 42.2%, 46.9% moderate and high performance in 10.7%. The participants' performance on how to properly wear a mask was also assessed and 12% showed poor, 69.3% showed moderate, and 18.7% showed high performance. Safe removal of masks was also assessed, and the results showed 52% low and poor, 27.6% moderate, and 20.3% high performance. A significant and direct correlation was found between the overall score knowledge and performance regarding use of masks ( < 0.001).
The results showed poor to moderate knowledge and performance of majority of Iranian general population regarding the masks. Therefore, further effective training courses and action plans are needed in Iran given the importance of masks for the prevention of COVID-19, especially in public places. Educational package about how to use the mask and its benefits, through the media and health centers is recommended.
在新冠疫情期间，不同社区个人防护装备（尤其是口罩）的使用有所增加。因此，本研究旨在评估伊朗普通民众佩戴口罩的知识和行为表现。
本研究为横断面研究，使用一份有效且可靠的问卷对1843名符合条件的个体进行调查。问卷通过链接（www.porsall.com）在群组和社交网络中分享。数据使用SPSS（版本24.0，SPSS公司，伊利诺伊州芝加哥）进行分析。
参与者的平均年龄为42.84岁（标准差：16.84）。大多数人对口罩的知识不足且了解程度低（69.2%），近30%的人有中等程度的了解（30.1%），只有少数人对口罩有充分且高程度的了解。还评估了个体关于何时佩戴口罩的知识，结果显示42.2%的人表现差且知识水平低，46.9%的人表现中等，10.7%的人表现良好且知识水平高。还评估了参与者正确佩戴口罩的行为表现，12%的人表现差，69.3%的人表现中等，18.7%的人表现良好。对口罩的安全摘除也进行了评估，结果显示52%的人表现差且水平低，27.6%的人表现中等，20.3%的人表现良好。发现关于口罩使用的知识总分与行为表现之间存在显著的正相关（<0.001）。
结果显示，大多数伊朗普通民众对口罩的知识和行为表现较差至中等。因此，鉴于口罩对预防新冠病毒的重要性，尤其是在公共场所，伊朗需要进一步开展有效的培训课程和行动计划。建议通过媒体和健康中心提供关于如何使用口罩及其益处的教育包。
