Face mask use in the city of Chennai, India: Results from three serial cross-sectional surveys, 2021.

Sharan MuraliManikandanesan SakthivelPolani RubeshkumarRamya NagarajanVettrichelvan VenkatasamySendhilkumar MuthappanMohankumar RajuJoshua ChadwickKalyani SNavaneeth S KrishnaMogan KaviprawinPavan Kumar GollapalliSrinath RamamurthyParasuraman GaneshkumarMurugesan JagadeesanPrabhdeep Kaur

Published in: PloS one (2024)

The mask compliance in Chennai outdoors during the COVID-19 pandemic was less than 50%, with variations across time points by gender, age groups, and geographical locations. We must develop more effective communication strategies for older age groups and crowded indoor settings.

Keyphrases

cross sectional
air pollution
mental health
particulate matter
community dwelling
health risk
risk assessment
heavy metals