The Use of Facemasks During the COVID-19 Pandemic by the Brazilian Population

Figures & data

Figure 1 Questionnaire applied.

Table 1 Comparison Between the Groups of Health Professionals or Persons Who Had a Family Member Working in Healthcare and the Laypeople Group

Questions	Health-Related Group n=848	Laypeople n=429	p-value
	Mean (SD) or n (%)	Mean (SD) or n (%)
Age (years)	38.79 (12.17)	39.50 (11.70)	0.315
Sex			χ^2=6.23 DF=1 p=0.013*
Female	677 (79.8%)	367 (85.5%)
Male	171 (20.2%)	62 (14.5%)
Level of education
Elementary school	6 (0.7%)	20 (4.6%)	χ^2=134.67 DF=3 p=0.000*
High school	88 (10.4%)	132 (30.8%)
University graduation	285 (33.6%)	154 (35.9%)
Postgraduation degree	469 (55.3%)	123 (28.7%)
Family income
Less than 1 minimum wage	14 (1.7%)	21 (4.9%)	χ^2=57.36 DF=3 p=0.000*
Between 1 and 2 minimum wages	100 (11.8%)	89 (20.7%)
Between 2 and 5 minimum wages	241 (28.4%)	159 (37.1%)
More than 5 minimum wages	493 (58.1%)	160 (37.3%)
Level of anxiety with the pandemic (score)	6.06 (2.67)	6.43 (2.97)	0.027*
Are you wearing facemask during the pandemic?			χ^2=0.69 DF=1 p=0.402
Yes	842 (99.2%)	424 (98.8%)
No	6 (0.8%)	5 (1.2%)
If so, are you wearing the facemask just because it is mandatory?			χ^2=11.44 DF=1 p=0.000*
Yes	267 (31.5%)	176 (41%)
No	581 (68.5%)	253 (59%)
Do you believe that the use of facemasks is effective in preventing contamination by the novel coronavirus?
Yes	434 (51.2%)	210 (49%)	χ^2=3.72 DF=2 p=0.155
No	41 (4.8%)	32 (7.5%)
Partially	373 (44%)	187 (43.6%)
Do you feel more protected with the use of facemasks?			χ^2=7.59 DF=1 p=0.006*
Yes	722 (85.1%)	339 (79%)
No	126 (14.9%)	90 (21%)
Would you wear a facemask during the pandemic in living environments with other people, even if it was not mandatory?
Yes	727 (85.7%)	333 (77.6%)	χ^2=13.28 DF=1 p=0.000*
No	121 (14.3%)	96 (22.4%)
Does wearing a mask bother you?			χ^2=7.59 DF=1 p=0.006*
Yes	538 (63.4%)	322 (75.1%)
No	310 (36.6%)	107 (24.9%)

Note: *Statistically significant at p<0.05.

Figure 2 Demographics and sample characteristics.

Figure 3 Responses to the questions 13: In which locations or during which activities you are wearing or not a mask?