Facemask use at the Arbaeen mass gathering during and after COVID-19 pandemic: a naked eye survey
Facemask use was observed systematically during the Arbaeen in 2020 and 2024. Respectively, in 2020 and 2024, 18.6% and 2.4% wore their facemasks correctly, while 10.6% and 1.3% wore them incorrectly. Despite frequent incorrect usage, facemask use was more prevalent during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Authors
- Mohammad Basim Al-Ansari
- Katherine Conigrave
- Mustafa Al Ansari (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4989-8686)
- Farah Al-Ansari
- Mohammed Saeed Abdulzahra
- Najim Alshahrani
- Harunor Rashid
- Basma Al-Ansari
Institutions
- The University of Sydney (AU)
- La Trobe University (AU)
- Royal Prince Alfred Hospital (AU)
- Children's Hospital at Westmead (AU)
- University of Jeddah (SA)
- Ministry of AYUSH (IN)
- University of Kufa (IQ)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Travel Medicine
- Published
- 2026-01-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/jtm/taag010
- Primary Topic
- Infection Control and Ventilation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00