Year: 2025 | Month: January | Volume: 15 | Issue: 1 | Pages: 265-270
DOI: https://doi.org/10.52403/ijhsr.20250135
Attitude and Practice Towards Face Mask Usage and Vaccination - A Study at a Tertiary Teaching Hospital- in post-COVID Times
Sundhodeep Roy1, Anasuya Ghosh2
1MBBS, Intern, AIIMS Kalyani, WB
2MD, Associate professor, Department of anatomy, AIIMS Kalyani, WB
Corresponding Author: Dr Anasuya Ghosh
ABSTRACT
Background: The usage of face mask in appropriate manner and COVID vaccination were two important measures along with others to fight against COVID 19 pandemic. The people had different belief regarding effectiveness of COVID vaccination and showed mixed attitude towards this vaccination. There was limited data about face mask usage by general population and attitude towards COVID vaccination in West Bengal during post COVID times. The present study was planned to collect these data from general population in a tertiary care teaching hospital.
Material and Methods: After obtaining ethical approval, the present study was conducted on general population attending the hospital OPD (Out Patient Department). 151 participants were selected based on OPD registration sequence during May-July, 2023. The researcher observed if the participant were wearing face mask and if it was worn appropriately as per recommendation by WHO. A face-to-face interview was conducted with a pre-structured and pre-validated questionnaire. All the data were analysed by Microsoft excel and STRATA 12 software.
Result: 88% people were seen to wear face masks following instructions of mandatory use of face mask at the OPD. 65.56% people satisfactorily used the face mask. 84.76 % people fully completed COVID vaccination and 67% people believed that COVID vaccination was effective.
Conclusion: Present study documented people attending this tertiary care health set up at West Bengal were continuing the COVID appropriate face mask usage at OPD as per instruction during post COVID times and majority of them had good vaccination coverage.
Key words: Face mask, behaviour, vaccination, perception