Association between Wearing Mask and the Incidence of COVID-19 within the Community of Cipageran Health Center Region Desy Linasari (a*), Hanifah Tri Octaviani (b), Yanti Nurrokhmawati (c)
a) Departemen Ilmu Kesehatan Masyarakat, Fakultas Kedokteran Universitas Jenderal Achmad Yani
*desylinasari[at]gmail.com
b) Program Studi Kedokteran Umum, Fakultas Kedokteran Universitas Jenderal Achmad Yani
c) Departemen Ilmu Penyakit THT-KL, Fakultas Kedokteran Universitas Jenderal Achmad Yani
Abstract
COVID-19 is a disease caused by Sars-CoV-2 and transmitted through the fluids of an infected person when coughing, sneezing, or talking. Based on the mode of transmission, the Ministry of Health establishes regulations regarding the prevention of COVID-19, by applying 5M protocol, one of which is wearing mask. Cipageran is the village with the highest COVID-19 incidence in Cimahi. This study aims to determine the association between wearing mask and the incidence of COVID-19 Within the community of Cipageran health center region. This is an analytical case-control study, by comparing people who have tested positive for COVID-19 (cases) with people who have never had COVID-19 (controls). The data obtained using a questionnaire. There are 56 cases and 97 controls. The collected data were analyzed using the chi square test, logistic regression test, and Mann Whitney test, it was found that 53.6% of cases is household-acquired. Sometimes wearing a mask (OR: 1.73) have a higher risk of COVID-19 transmission compared with mostly wear masks. There is no association between the type of mask because it depends on the technique, duration of using a mask due to difference activities of the subjects, changing mask every day because reuse mask still has the protective effect than not wearing mask at all, and contact history with with person with confirmed COVID-19 who didn^t wear mask. The public is advised to comply health protocols at home while in self-isolation or if a family member suffers from
COVID-19.
