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Table 3 Association between personal protective measures and sex among pedestrians in Ahvaz

From: Mask use among pedestrians during the Covid-19 pandemic in Southwest Iran: an observational study on 10,440 people

Variables

Male n (%)

Female n (%)

Total n (%)

p-value*

Type of face mask

Surgical mask

1741 (63.7)

1289 (64.2)

3030 (63.8)

0.44

Cloth mask

540 (19.7)

400 (19.9)

940 (19.8)

Filtered mask

446 (16.3)

285 (14.2)

731 (15.4)

Other

8 (0.3)

35 (1.7)

43 (0.9)

Total

2735 (100)

2009 (100)

4744 (100)

How to use facemask

Correct use

2020 (73.9)

1566 (78.0)

3586 (75.6)

0.017

Uncovered mouth and/or nose

391 (14.3)

207 (10.3)

598 (12.6)

Inside-out

267 (9.7)

203 (10.1)

470 (9.9)

Upside-down

58 (2.1)

32 (1.7)

90 (1.9)

Total

2735 (100)

2009 (100)

4744 (100)

Gloves use

Yes

48 (0.7)

128 (3.6)

176 (1.7)

< 0.001

No

6778 (99.3)

3460 (96.4)

10,238 (98.3)

Total

6826 (100)

3588 (100)

10,414 (100)

Shield use

Yes

18 (0.3)

17 (0.5)

35 (0.3)

0.036

No

7054 (99.7)

3319 (99.5)

10,373 (99.7)

Total

7072 (100)

3336 (100)

10,408 (100)

  1. *The P values used in this table were obtained by chi-square test