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Article: First report on smoking and infection control behaviours at outdoor hotspots during the COVID-19 pandemic: An unobtrusive observational study
Title | First report on smoking and infection control behaviours at outdoor hotspots during the COVID-19 pandemic: An unobtrusive observational study |
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Keywords | Smoker Smoking COVID-19 Infection control behaviours Face mask |
Issue Date | 2021 |
Publisher | Molecular Diversity Preservation International. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.mdpi.org/ijerph |
Citation | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2021, v. 18 n. 3, article no. 1031 How to Cite? |
Abstract | This study was to observe smoking behaviours and infection control behaviours in smokers at outdoor smoking hotspots during the COVID-19 pandemic in Hong Kong. We conducted unobtrusive observations at nine hotspots during 1 July 2019–31 January 2020 (pre-outbreak, 39 observations), 1 February–30 April 2020 (outbreak, eight observations), and 1 May–11 June 2020 (since-outbreak, 20 observations). Sex, age group, type of tobacco products used, duration of stay, group smoking behaviours, face mask wearing and infection control behaviours of smokers, and mask wearing of non-smoking pedestrians were observed. Compared with pre-outbreak, lower volumes of smokers were observed during outbreak and since-outbreak. Smokers gathered more in a group (24.5% and 25.8% vs. 13.4%, respectively) and stayed longer (91.5% and 83.6% vs. 80.6% stayed ≥1 min) during outbreak and since-outbreak than pre-outbreak. Ninety-six percent smokers possessed a face mask. While smoking, 81.6% of smokers put the mask under the chin and 13.8% carried it in the hand, 32.4% did not wear a mask immediately after smoking, 98.0% did not sanitize hands, and 74.3% did not keep a distance of at least one metre. During the COVID-19 pandemic, smokers gathered closely and stayed longer at the hotspots, and few practised hand hygiene, all of which may increase the risk of infection. |
Persistent Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/295823 |
ISSN | 2019 Impact Factor: 2.849 2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.808 |
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dc.contributor.author | Sun, Y | - |
dc.contributor.author | Lam, TH | - |
dc.contributor.author | Cheung, YTD | - |
dc.contributor.author | Wang, MP | - |
dc.contributor.author | Wu, Y | - |
dc.contributor.author | Chen, J | - |
dc.contributor.author | Zhang, X | - |
dc.contributor.author | Li, WHC | - |
dc.contributor.author | Ho, SY | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2021-02-08T08:14:31Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2021-02-08T08:14:31Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2021 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2021, v. 18 n. 3, article no. 1031 | - |
dc.identifier.issn | 1661-7827 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/295823 | - |
dc.description.abstract | This study was to observe smoking behaviours and infection control behaviours in smokers at outdoor smoking hotspots during the COVID-19 pandemic in Hong Kong. We conducted unobtrusive observations at nine hotspots during 1 July 2019–31 January 2020 (pre-outbreak, 39 observations), 1 February–30 April 2020 (outbreak, eight observations), and 1 May–11 June 2020 (since-outbreak, 20 observations). Sex, age group, type of tobacco products used, duration of stay, group smoking behaviours, face mask wearing and infection control behaviours of smokers, and mask wearing of non-smoking pedestrians were observed. Compared with pre-outbreak, lower volumes of smokers were observed during outbreak and since-outbreak. Smokers gathered more in a group (24.5% and 25.8% vs. 13.4%, respectively) and stayed longer (91.5% and 83.6% vs. 80.6% stayed ≥1 min) during outbreak and since-outbreak than pre-outbreak. Ninety-six percent smokers possessed a face mask. While smoking, 81.6% of smokers put the mask under the chin and 13.8% carried it in the hand, 32.4% did not wear a mask immediately after smoking, 98.0% did not sanitize hands, and 74.3% did not keep a distance of at least one metre. During the COVID-19 pandemic, smokers gathered closely and stayed longer at the hotspots, and few practised hand hygiene, all of which may increase the risk of infection. | - |
dc.language | eng | - |
dc.publisher | Molecular Diversity Preservation International. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.mdpi.org/ijerph | - |
dc.relation.ispartof | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health | - |
dc.rights | This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. | - |
dc.subject | Smoker | - |
dc.subject | Smoking | - |
dc.subject | COVID-19 | - |
dc.subject | Infection control behaviours | - |
dc.subject | Face mask | - |
dc.title | First report on smoking and infection control behaviours at outdoor hotspots during the COVID-19 pandemic: An unobtrusive observational study | - |
dc.type | Article | - |
dc.identifier.email | Sun, Y: gyysun@hku.hk | - |
dc.identifier.email | Lam, TH: hrmrlth@hkucc.hku.hk | - |
dc.identifier.email | Cheung, YTD: takderek@hku.hk | - |
dc.identifier.email | Wang, MP: mpwang@hku.hk | - |
dc.identifier.email | Wu, Y: ydswu@hku.hk | - |
dc.identifier.email | Li, WHC: william3@hkucc.hku.hk | - |
dc.identifier.email | Ho, SY: syho@hku.hk | - |
dc.identifier.authority | Sun, Y=rp02807 | - |
dc.identifier.authority | Lam, TH=rp00326 | - |
dc.identifier.authority | Cheung, YTD=rp02262 | - |
dc.identifier.authority | Wang, MP=rp01863 | - |
dc.identifier.authority | Li, WHC=rp00528 | - |
dc.identifier.authority | Ho, SY=rp00427 | - |
dc.description.nature | published_or_final_version | - |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.3390/ijerph18031031 | - |
dc.identifier.pmid | 33503837 | - |
dc.identifier.pmcid | PMC7908604 | - |
dc.identifier.scopus | eid_2-s2.0-85099914718 | - |
dc.identifier.hkuros | 321165 | - |
dc.identifier.volume | 18 | - |
dc.identifier.issue | 3 | - |
dc.identifier.spage | article no. 1031 | - |
dc.identifier.epage | article no. 1031 | - |
dc.identifier.isi | WOS:000615139800001 | - |
dc.publisher.place | Switzerland | - |