Use of face masks to limit the spread of the COVID-19 among western Ugandans: Knowledge, attitude and practices

Franck Katembo Sikakulya; Robinson Ssebuufu; Simon Binezero Mambo; Theophilus Pius; Annet Kabanyoro; Elizabeth Kamahoro; Yusuf Mulumba; Jean Kakule Muhongya; Patrick Kyamanywa

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0248706

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Use of face masks to limit the spread of the COVID-19 among western Ugandans: Knowledge, attitude and practices

Franck Katembo Sikakulya ,

Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Methodology, Writing – original draft

* E-mail: francksikakulya@gmail.com

Affiliations Faculty of Clinical Medicine and Dentistry, Department of Surgery, Kampala International University Western Campus, Ishaka-Bushenyi, Uganda, Faculty of Medicine, Université Catholique du Graben, Butembo, Democratic Republic of the Congo

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8101-273X

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Robinson Ssebuufu,

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Supervision

Affiliation Faculty of Clinical Medicine and Dentistry, Department of Surgery, Kampala International University Western Campus, Ishaka-Bushenyi, Uganda

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2053-1696

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Simon Binezero Mambo,

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation

Affiliation Youth Alliance for Reproductive Health, Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo
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Theophilus Pius,

Roles Data curation

Affiliation Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences, Kampala International University Western Campus, Ishaka-Bushenyi, Uganda
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Annet Kabanyoro,

Roles Data curation

Affiliation School of Nursing Sciences, Kampala International University Western Campus, Ishaka-Bushenyi, Uganda
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Elizabeth Kamahoro,

Roles Data curation

Affiliation School of Nursing Sciences, Kampala International University Western Campus, Ishaka-Bushenyi, Uganda
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Yusuf Mulumba,

Roles Data curation, Formal analysis

Affiliation Biostatistics, Cancer Institute, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3456-8919

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Jean Kakule Muhongya,

Roles Data curation

Affiliation Allied Health Sciences Department, Kampala International University Western Campus, Ishaka-Bushenyi, Uganda
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Patrick Kyamanywa

Roles Supervision, Writing – original draft

Affiliation Faculty of Clinical Medicine and Dentistry, Department of Surgery, Kampala International University Western Campus, Ishaka-Bushenyi, Uganda
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Use of face masks to limit the spread of the COVID-19 among western Ugandans: Knowledge, attitude and practices

Franck Katembo Sikakulya,
Robinson Ssebuufu,
Simon Binezero Mambo,
Theophilus Pius,
Annet Kabanyoro,
Elizabeth Kamahoro,
Yusuf Mulumba,
Jean Kakule Muhongya,
Patrick Kyamanywa

Published: March 24, 2021
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0248706

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