Open Access
Facemasks for prevention of viral respiratory infections in community settings: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Author(s) -
Nishant Aggarwal,
Vignesh Dwarakanathan,
Nitesh Gautam,
Ayush Goel
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
indian journal of public health/indian journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.381
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 2229-7693
pISSN - 0019-557X
DOI - 10.4103/ijph.ijph_470_20
Subject(s) - medicine , meta analysis , confidence interval , hygiene , randomized controlled trial , data extraction , psychological intervention , medline , relative risk , pediatrics , pathology , psychiatry , political science , law
There is paucity of evidence on the effectiveness of facemask use in COVID-19 in community settings.