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Journal of Multidisciplinary
Dental Research

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Journal of Multidisciplinary Dental Research

DOI: 10.38138/JMDR/v8i1.22.17

Volume: 8, Issue: 1, Pages: 15-19

Original Article

Questionnaire Study on the Use of Face Masks during the Covid-19 Pandemic among the Dentists and General Public o f Virajpet Town

Ananya Elchuri 1 , Rashmi S Pattanshetty 2 , Abhiraami Shaji​ ✉ 2 , V V Swathi Priya 3 , Gayathry S Menon 1 , Caroline Shaji 1

1 Postgraduate student, Department of Periodontics, Coorg Institute of Dental Sciences, KK Campus, Virajpet­, Karnataka, 5712182, India
2 Senior Lecturer, Department of Periodontics, Coorg Institute of Dental Sciences, KK Campus, Virajpet, Karnataka, 571218, India
3 Postgraduate student, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Coorg Institute of Dental Sciences, KK Campus, Virajpet, Karnataka, 571218, India
 
Corresponding author ✉ [email protected]
 

Received Date:24 April 2022, Accepted Date:16 May 2022, Published Date:08 July 2022

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Abstract

Masks should be used as part of the comprehensive strategy of measures to suppress transmission of COVID-19 and save lives. The aim of the study was to assess the use of face masks among the dentists and general public in Virajpet town. A survey was conducted by distributing a questionnaire (Google forms) to the subjects after obtaining informed consent. A total of 316 individuals in 18-50 age group were surveyed. Cloth mask was used most commonly (61.1%) followed by N95 masks (49.7%), Surgical three ply masks (41.1%) and Respirator (4.1%).88% of the surveyed population reported hand sanitization measures after wearing face masks. Majority of subjects wore face masks for less than 1 hour duration (upto 38%) in a day. The most common reported side effect was sweating (38.9%) followed by Breathing Difficulty (31.6%), Itching (12.7%) and Slurred Speech (9.5%). The results of our study may be of help in construction of general public education campaigns on the proper use of face masks.

Keywords: Pandemic, Coronavirus, Facemasks

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