Children wearing face masks to prevent communicable diseases: scoping review.
Patrícia Pinto BragaMeriele Sabrina de SouzaPatrícia Peres de OliveiraMárcia Christina Caetano RomanoGustavo Machado RochaElaine Cristina Rodrigues GesteiraPublished in: Revista paulista de pediatria : orgao oficial da Sociedade de Pediatria de Sao Paulo (2022)
Children older than five can benefit from the correct use of masks, as long as they are supervised, taught and educated to do so and the masks should be well adjusted to the face. The use of masks show better results when associated with other measures such as physical distancing, keeping places ventilated and frequent hand hygiene.