Abstract
Background: Research studies have shown that the wearing mask for more than 4 hours could lead to Nasal, Skin,Pressure, and other miscellaneous symptoms.MBBS students tend to use masks for longer duration than any other set of people.There is limited evidence of adverse effects of prolonged mask usage among MBBS students.This study wasconducted with objectives to:To assess the knowledge, practice and preferences of mask usage, to estimate theprevalence and determine the adverse effects of prolonged mask wearing among MBBS students.Material and Methods: This is a Cross sectional study conducted among 313 MBBS Students of ESIC MedicalCollege and Hospital, Kalaburagi, through an online semi-structured Questionnaire. The collected information isanalyzed using MS Excel and SPSS software.Conclusion: In this study it was observed that the knowledge and practice among participants were positivelycorrelated and most of the consequences were negatively correlated with the practice. Thus, participants withgood knowledge and practice scores had few complaints while wearing mask for prolonged hours.
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