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Table 3 Practice of using face mask between adults in different gender and age groups

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

Practice of using face mask

Gender

Age group

Male

Female

U

18–24

25–34

35–44

45–54

55–64

65–74

>  75

χ2

Mean rank

Mean rank

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

646.86

711.66

208,817.00**

702.03

703.46

705.76

661.54

619.15

679.42

718.11

9.52

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

652.74

713.80

212,563.00**

767.86

703.92

698.49

660.94

649.02

660.26

666.93

11.12

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

675.81

796.03

227,830.00***

813.13

739.32

735.94

756.27

692.17

654.24

780.63

14.46* b

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

665.20

791.13

220,667.50***

811.35

738.37

711.45

745.39

700.75

670.04

744.97

11.43

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

656.12

817.95

214,101.00***

850.11

731.82

776.83

746.45

669.18

690.79

715.88

27.75***c

  1. *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001
  2. aParticipants who reported “Not Applicable” were excluded
  3. bPost hoc analysis using Bonferroni-Dunn test revealed a non-significant result
  4. cPost hoc analysis using Bonferroni-Dunn test revealed a significant difference in practice between participants in “18–24 years old” and “55–64 years old”