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Table 2 Overall practice of using face mask

From: Practice and technique of using face mask amongst adults in the community: a cross-sectional descriptive study

Practice of using face mask

Never

Seldom

Sometimes

Often

Always

Not applicable

Frequency (%)

Frequency

1. When taking care of family members with fever. (n = 1362) a

428 (31.4)

336 (24.7)

219 (16.1)

178 (13.1)

201 (14.7)

138

2. When taking care of family members with respiratory infection. (n = 1370) a

368 (26.9)

290 (21.2)

235 (17.1)

210 (15.3)

267 (19.5)

130

3. When visiting clinics during peak season or a flu pandemic. (n = 1478) a

167 (11.2)

256 (17.3)

246 (16.6)

281 (19.0)

528 (35.7)

22

4. When visiting hospitals during peak season or a flu pandemic. (n = 1463) a

110 (7.5)

168 (11.5)

195 (13.3)

286 (19.6)

704 (48.1)

37

5. When having respiratory symptoms. (n = 1463) a

161 (10.8)

270 (18.2)

332 (22.4)

289 (19.5)

431 (29.1)

17

  1. aParticipants who reported “Not Applicable” were excluded