Face Masks Use to Avoid Airborne Contamination during COVID-19 Pandemic and Related Conditions : A Systematic Review

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Background: The facemasks use has been discussed to prevent respiratory disease due airborne contamination. The aim of this study was to perform a systematic review about the face masks use to avoid airborne contamination during COVID-19 pandemic and related conditions, registered (PROSPERO-CRD42020198347) and performed according PRISMA.

Methods: PubMed, Embase and Scopus databases were used to collect data. Observational studies, published in 2020, and English language, were included. Two reviewers independently identified records through database search and reference screening and disagreements were resolved by a third reviewer. Six studies were included.

Results: The works investigated about the use of masks (different types) to prevent droplets dissemination with virus or bacterial suspension and decrease COVID-19 transmission routes, comfort, or temperature. The studies have moderate to critical risk of bias and the level of evidence is III-2.

Conclusion: It is recommended facemask use to prevent droplets from escaping airborne and infecting other people, although there are different percentages of protection and can be possible a discomfort related the use. Further clinical trials to the effectiveness of face mask to avoid airborne contamination during the COVID-19 pandemic and the factors interfering with their effectiveness should be conducted.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:50

Enthalten in:

Iranian journal of public health - 50(2021), 12 vom: 19. Dez., Seite 2361-2373

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

de Sá-Caputo, Danúbia da Cunha [VerfasserIn]
Coelho-Oliveira, Ana Carolina [VerfasserIn]
Sonza, Anelise [VerfasserIn]
Paineiras-Domingos, Laisa Liane [VerfasserIn]
Taiar, Redha [VerfasserIn]
Das, Satya [VerfasserIn]
Bello, Alexandre Ribeiro [VerfasserIn]
Bernardo-Filho, Mario [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

COVID-19
Coronavirus
Journal Article
Masks
Protective devices
Review
Risk

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Date Revised 02.11.2022

published: Print

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.18502/ijph.v50i12.7920

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM348310870