Evaluation of Effective Usage of facemask and Level of comfort among College Students During Covid Pandemic

Abstract:

Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is a virus-borne infection caused by the SARS-CoV-2 viral. Most patients infected with the virus will have mild to severe respiratory sickness and will recover without needing any specific therapy. The fact that wearing face masks inhibits SARS-CoV-2 transmission is quickly becoming widespread among the general public. The study aimed to evaluate the effective usage of facemask and level of comfort among college students during COVID Pandemic. Exploratory research design was used for the study. A sample of 200 students from various colleges of MPUAT, Udaipur were selected using random sampling design.A self-structured questionnaire was developed to collect the data. The results revealed that most of the students have good knowledge level of corona virus and its prevention .Majority of students are familiar with surgical masks and cloth masks and expressed that among all respiratory masks are more efficient in blocking corona virus particles.