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“If You Wear a Mask, Then You Must Know How to Use It and Dispose of It Properly!†: A Survey Study in Vietnam

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  • Huynh, Toan Luu Duc

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The present study surveyed 373 Vietnamese subjects (15–47 years) to find whether they use medical mask properly and find the determinants of this correct behavior. Vietnam is one of the countries that has enforced compulsory medical mask policies in public areas. This study offers insights on citizens’ behaviors and recommends reasonable policies. The study found that only 22.25% of respondents demonstrate proper use of a medical mask based on the World Health Organization recommendations. Moreover, people with higher risk perception are likely to misuse a medical mask, which implies that the panic might lead to a higher risk of transmission when wearing a surgical mask. Older respondents are cautious about proper use of masks, while, those who are cautious about the mask’s characteristics use them fairly properly. This study also suggests policies of public communication and instruction in proper use of a medical mask to contain the COVID-19 outbreak.

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  • Huynh, Toan Luu Duc, 2020. "“If You Wear a Mask, Then You Must Know How to Use It and Dispose of It Properly!†: A Survey Study in Vietnam," Review of Behavioral Economics, now publishers, vol. 7(2), pages 145-158, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:now:jnlrbe:105.00000121
    DOI: 10.1561/105.000001121
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    1. Grimalda, Gianluca & Murtin, Fabrice & Pipke, David & Putterman, Louis & Sutter, Matthias, 2023. "The politicized pandemic: Ideological polarization and the behavioral response to COVID-19," European Economic Review, Elsevier, vol. 156(C).
    2. Daniel Schunk & Valentin Wagner, 2020. "What Determines the Enforcement of Newly Introduced Social Norms: Personality Traits or Economic Preferences? Evidence from the COVID-19 Crisis," Working Papers 2024, Gutenberg School of Management and Economics, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz.

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    Keywords

    Medical mask; Surgical mask; COVID-19; Risk perception;
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    JEL classification:

    • D01 - Microeconomics - - General - - - Microeconomic Behavior: Underlying Principles
    • D81 - Microeconomics - - Information, Knowledge, and Uncertainty - - - Criteria for Decision-Making under Risk and Uncertainty
    • D91 - Microeconomics - - Micro-Based Behavioral Economics - - - Role and Effects of Psychological, Emotional, Social, and Cognitive Factors on Decision Making

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