Estimating the Effect and Cost-Effectiveness of Facemasks in Reducing the Spread of the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome- Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in Uganda

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dc.contributor.authorNannyonga, Betty K.
dc.contributor.authorWanyenze, Rhoda K.
dc.contributor.authorKaleebu, Pontiano
dc.contributor.authorSsenkusu, John M.
dc.contributor.authorLutalo, Tom
dc.contributor.authorMakumbi, Fredrick Edward
dc.contributor.authorKwizera, Arthur
dc.contributor.authorByakika, Pauline
dc.contributor.authorKirungi, Willford
dc.contributor.authorKyobe Bosa, Henry
dc.contributor.authorSsembatya, Vincent A.
dc.contributor.authorMwebesa, Henry
dc.contributor.authorAtwine, Diana
dc.contributor.authorAceng, Jane Ruth
dc.contributor.authorWoldermariamç, Yonas Tegegn
dc.date.accessioned2022-01-12T10:40:36Z
dc.date.available2022-01-12T10:40:36Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.description.abstractEvidence that face masks provide effective protection against respiratory infections in the community is scarce. However, face masks are widely used by health workers as part of droplet precautions when caring for patients with respiratory infections. It would therefore be reasonable to suggest that consistent widespread use of face masks in the community could prevent further spread of the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome-Coronavirus 2 (SARSCoV- 2). In this study we examine public face mask wearing in Uganda where a proportion wears masks to protect against acquiring, and the other to prevent from transmitting SARSCoV- 2. The objective of this study was to determine what percentage of the population would have to wear face masks to reduce susceptibility to and infectivity of SARS-COV-2 in Uganda, keeping the basic reproduction number below unity and/or flattening the curve. We used an SEIAQRD model for the analysisen_US
dc.identifier.citationNannyonga, B. K., Wanyenze, R. K., Kaleebu, P., Ssenkusu, J. M., Lutalo, T., Makumbi, F. E., ... & Tegegn, Y. W. (2020). Estimating the Effect and Cost-Effectiveness of Facemasks in Reducing the Spread of the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome-Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in Uganda. medRxiv. doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.06.11.20128272en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1101/2020.06.11.20128272
dc.identifier.urihttps://nru.uncst.go.ug/xmlui/handle/123456789/1216
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherCC-BY-ND 4.0 International license .en_US
dc.subjectFacemasksen_US
dc.subjectSevere Acute Respiratory Syndromeen_US
dc.subjectCoronavirusen_US
dc.subjectUgandaen_US
dc.titleEstimating the Effect and Cost-Effectiveness of Facemasks in Reducing the Spread of the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome- Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in Ugandaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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