Social representations of mask wearing in the general population during the COVID-19 pandemic

• Main Authors: Elvire Bornand (Author), Frédérique Letourneux (Author), Colin Deschanvres (Author), David Boutoille (Author), Jean-Christophe Lucet (Author), Didier Lepelletier (Author), Brice Leclere (Author), Séverine Mayol (Author), Nathan Peiffer-Smadja (Author), Gabriel Birgand (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2023-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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IntroductionAlthough one of the most prominent interventions against COVID-19, face masks seem poorly adopted by the general population. A growing body of literature has found that using face masks has social meaning. This qualitative study assessed the perceptions, representations and practices of...