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

BMC Public Health

Table 5 Technique of using face mask between adults in different gender and age groups (n = 1500)

Technique of using face mask	Gender			Age group
	Male	Female	t	18–24	25–34	35–44	45–54	55–64	65–74	> 75	F
	Mean (SD)		t	Mean (SD)							F
Number of steps performed correctly (Total steps = 12)	6 (1.82)	6 (1.68)	−1.460	6 (1.68)	6 (1.66)	6 (1.70)	6 (1.77)	6 (1.52)	5 (1.86)	5 (1.97)	10.24***^†

***p < 0.001
^†Post hoc analysis using the Games-Howell test revealed a significant difference in technique between participants in “25–34 years old” and “55–64 years old” (p < 0.001), between participants in “25–34 years old” and “65–74 years old” (p < 0.001), between participants in “25–34 years old” and “75 years old or above” (p < 0.001), between participants in “35–44 years old” and “55–64 years old” (p < 0.001), between participants in “35–44 years old” and “65–74 years old” (p < 0.001), between participants in “35–44 years old” and “75 years old or above” (p < 0.001), between participants in “45–54 years old” and “55–64 years old” (p < 0.001), between participants in “45–54 years old” and “65–74 years old” (p < 0.001), as well as between participants in “45–54 years old” and “75 years old or above” (p < 0.001)

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