Photo-epidemiology to estimate face covering use in select areas in Asia versus the Americas and Africa during the COVID-19 pandemic

Using photo-epidemiology, we found extreme variation in COVID-19-related face covering use in Phnom Penh, Cambodia (97%); Lima, Peru (86%); Kerala, India (41%); Cuernavaca, Mexico (25%); Atlanta, USA (21%) and Kinshasa, DRC (4%) probably attributable to differences in population experience with face...

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Published inJournal of travel medicine Vol. 27; no. 8
Main Authors Elachola, Habida, Gozzer, Ernesto, Rahman, N M Mujeeb, Ditekemena, John, Pando-Robles, Victoria, Pa, Kimsorn, Ebrahim, Shahul H
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England Oxford University Press 23.12.2020
Subjects
Africa - epidemiology
Americas - epidemiology
Asia - epidemiology
Communicable Disease Control - instrumentation
Communicable Disease Control - methods
Communicable Disease Control - statistics & numerical data
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
COVID-19 - epidemiology
COVID-19 - prevention & control
COVID-19 - transmission
Disease Transmission, Infectious - prevention & control
Epidemiological Monitoring
Epidemiology
Global Health - statistics & numerical data
Humans
Masks - classification
Masks - statistics & numerical data
Pandemics
Photography - methods
Research Letter
SARS-CoV-2
Travel Medicine - methods
Americas
Asia
Africa
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Summary:Using photo-epidemiology, we found extreme variation in COVID-19-related face covering use in Phnom Penh, Cambodia (97%); Lima, Peru (86%); Kerala, India (41%); Cuernavaca, Mexico (25%); Atlanta, USA (21%) and Kinshasa, DRC (4%) probably attributable to differences in population experience with face coverings and variations in timing and implementation of relevant advisories.
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ISSN:1195-1982
1708-8305
DOI:10.1093/jtm/taaa121