Journals / KONURALP TIP DERGİSİ / 2026 / Volume: 16 Issue: 1

Adults' Awareness about Mask Use

Yetişkinlerin Maske Kullanımına İlişkin Farkındalığı

Fatma Gökşin Cihan(NECMETTIN ERBAKAN UNIVERSITY, MERAM SCHOOL OF MEDICINE)0000-0001-7393-6860
Hatice Küçükceran(NECMETTIN ERBAKAN UNIVERSITY, MERAM SCHOOL OF MEDICINE)0000-0002-0581-9934
Yasemin Durduran(NECMETTIN ERBAKAN UNIVERSITY, MERAM SCHOOL OF MEDICINE)0000-0003-0455-0627
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2024-03-14
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Efforts should be accelerated to ensure that all segments of the society are sufficiently aware of this issue.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Objective: Respiratory pandemics cannot be prevented from spreading if the mask is not worn correctly.
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Key Findings & Data:Materials and Methods: This descriptive study was conducted in a university hospital during the COVID-19 pandemic (June 2020), when mask use was mandatory.
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Conclusion & Impact:Efforts should be accelerated to ensure that all segments of the society are sufficiently aware of this issue.
🔬Design:Survey & Empirical Study
📍Scope:2020 Verileri
⚙️Variables:Masks · COVID-19 · Pandemics

Abstract

Objective: Respiratory pandemics cannot be prevented from spreading if the mask is not worn correctly. This study aims to determine people's awareness of mask use and the factors that influence mask use during a period when masks are mandatory. Materials and Methods: This descriptive study was conducted in a university hospital during the COVID-19 pandemic (June 2020), when mask use was mandatory. Participants were asked to complete a questionnaire on socio-demographic characteristics and mask use. Results: In the presented study, 705 people were included. The mean age of the participants was 35.86±8.77 (18-65) years old and 71.2% (n=502) were male, and 45.5% (n=321) were university graduates. Full compliance with the pandemic rules was achieved by 83.7% of women (n=170) and 58.0% of men (n=291) (p<0.001). While 77.6% (n=547) used surgical/medical masks, 60.4% (n=426) reported using the same mask more than once. Of these, 44.8% (n=191) washed the mask, 36.9% (n=157) ventilated the mask and 18.3% (n=78) did nothing before reuse. Among mask wearers, 51.9% (n=366) reported breathing difficulties and 33.2% (n=234) reported that wearing a mask had a negative psychological impact. Conclusions: It has been determined that there is a lack of information on the use of masks, even during the COVID-19 pandemic where the use of masks is mandatory. It is important that the mask is used correctly to provide effective protection. Efforts should be accelerated to ensure that all segments of the society are sufficiently aware of this issue.

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Amaç: Solunum yolu ile yayılan salgınların önlenmesi için maskenin doğru şekilde takılması gerekir. Bu çalışmanın amacı, maske kullanımının zorunlu olduğu bir dönemde insanların maskeye ilişkin farkındalığını ve maske kullanımını etkileyen faktörleri belirlemektir. Gereç ve Yöntem: Bu tanımlayıcı çalışma, maske kullanımının zorunlu olduğu COVID-19 pandemisi sırasında (Haziran 2020) bir üniversite hastanesinde gerçekleştirilmiştir. Katılımcılar sosyo-demografik özelliklerin ve maske kullanımına ilişkin ifadelerin yer aldığı bir anketi cevaplamıştır. Bulgular: Sunulan çalışmaya 705 kişi katıldı. Katılımcıların yaş ortalaması 35,86±8,77 (18-65) olup, %71,2'si (n=502) erkek, %45,5'i (n=321) üniversite mezunu idi. Kadınların %83,7'si (n=170) ve erkeklerin %58,0'ı (n=291) pandemi kurallarına tam uyum sağladığını belirtti (p<0,001). Katılımcıların %77,6'sı (n=547) cerrahi/tıbbi maske kullanırken, %60,4'ü (n=426) aynı maskeyi birden fazla kez kullandığını bildirdi. Bunların %44,8'i (n=191) maskeyi yıkıyor, %36,9'u (n=157) maskeyi havalandırıyor ve %18,3'ü (n=78) herhangi bir işlem yapmadan yeniden kullanıyordu. Maske kullananların %51,9'u (n=366) solunum güçlüğü yaşadığını ve %33,2'si (n=234) maske takmanın psikolojisini olumsuz etkilediğini belirtti. Sonuç: Maske kullanımının zorunlu olduğu COVID-19 pandemisi sırasında bile maske kullanımına ilişkin bilgi eksikliği olduğu tespit edilmiştir. Etkili koruma sağlamak için maskenin doğru kullanılması önemlidir. Toplumun tüm kesimlerinin doğru maske kullanmasını sağlamak için çalışmalar hızlandırılmalıdır.

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Cihan, F. G., Küçükceran, H., Durduran, Y., Durmaz, F. G. (2024). Adults' Awareness about Mask Use. KONURALP TIP DERGİSİ, Volume: 16 Issue: 1. https://doi.org/10.18521/ktd.1411206

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