Table 1 Description of the study population, with demographic characteristics, frequency and qualitative characteristics of use of masks
Characteristics | Overall, n (%) | Outdoor, n (%) | Indoor, n (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Urban | Rural | Urban | Rural | ||
Number of observations | 3354 | 1165 | 550 | 974 | 665 |
Gender | |||||
Female | 1943 (57.9) | 705 (60.5) | 303 (55.1) | 550 (56.5) | 385 (57.9) |
Male | 1411 (42.1) | 460 (39.5) | 247 (44.9) | 424 (43.5) | 280 (42.1) |
Age category | |||||
21–40 years | 1495 (44.6) | 705 (60.5) | 141 (25.6) | 456 (46.8) | 193 (29) |
41–65 years | 1184 (35.3) | 373 (32) | 190 (34.5) | 365 (37.5) | 256 (38.5) |
> 65 years | 675 (20.1) | 87 (7.5) | 219 (39.8) | 153 (15.7) | 216 (32.5) |
Time of day | |||||
Morning | 1454 (43.4) | 269 (23.1) | 400 (72.7) | 328 (33.7) | 457 (68.7) |
Afternoon | 1900 (56.6) | 896 (76.9) | 150 (27.3) | 646 (66.3) | 208 (31.3) |
Mask mandated | |||||
No | 2773 (82.7) | 1165 (100) | 550 (100) | 510 (52.4) | 548 (82.4) |
Yes | 581 (17.3) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 464 (47.6) | 117 (17.6) |
Presence of a facemask | |||||
No | 1462 (43.6) | 732 (62.8) | 304 (55.3) | 235 (24.1) | 191 (28.7) |
Yes | 1892 (56.4) | 433 (37.2) | 246 (44.7) | 739 (75.9) | 474 (71.3) |
Type of facemask (n = 1892) | |||||
Surgical facemask | 1075 (56.8) | 266 (61.4) | 131 (53.3) | 419 (56.7) | 259 (54.6) |
Cloth mask | 817 (43.2) | 167 (38.6) | 115 (46.7) | 320 (43.3) | 215 (45.4) |
Quality of mask positioning (n = 1892) | |||||
Correct | 1422 (75.2) | 264 (61) | 191 (77.6) | 576 (77.9) | 391 (82.5) |
Incorrect | 470 (24.8) | 169 (39) | 55 (22.4) | 163 (22.1) | 83 (17.5) |
Incorrect positioning (n = 470) | |||||
Below the mouth | 141 (30) | 82 (48.5) | 14 (25.5) | 40 (24.5) | 5 (6) |
Below the nose | 130 (27.7) | 37 (21.9) | 23 (41.8) | 37 (22.7) | 33 (39.8) |
Cross straps | 61 (13) | 8 (4.7) | 6 (10.9) | 31 (19) | 16 (19.3) |
Not adjusted on the nose | 43 (9.1) | 10 (5.9) | 3 (5.5) | 24 (14.7) | 6 (7.2) |
Hair down on face | 33 (7) | 17 (10.1) | 5 (9.1) | 5 (3.1) | 6 (7.2) |
Partial mask attachment with strap | 35 (7.4) | 9 (5.3) | 1 (1.8) | 13 (8) | 12 (14.5) |
Not stretched under the chin | 13 (2.8) | 2 (1.2) | 1 (1.8) | 8 (4.9) | 2 (2.4) |
On one ear | 10 (2.1) | 1 (0.6) | 2 (3.6) | 4 (2.5) | 3 (3.6) |
On the forehead | 3 (0.6) | 3 (1.8) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
Worn backward | 1 (0.2) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (0.6) | 0 (0) |