Association between self-reported masking behavior and SARS-CoV-2 infection wanes from Pre-Delta to Omicron-predominant periods — North Carolina COVID-19 Community Research Partnership (NC-CCRP)
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Ethics Consent: All participants provided informed consent, and Institutional Review Board (IRB) approval was provided by the Wake Forest School of Medicine.
IRB: All participants provided informed consent, and Institutional Review Board (IRB) approval was provided by the Wake Forest School of Medicine.Sex as a biological variable not detected. Randomization not detected. Blinding not detected. Power Analysis not detected. Table 2: Resources
No key resources detected.
Results from OddPub: We did not detect open data. We also did not detect open code. Researchers are encouraged to share open data when possible (see Nature blog).
Results from LimitationRecognizer: We detected the following sentences addressing …SciScore for 10.1101/2022.05.27.22275689: (What is this?)
Please note, not all rigor criteria are appropriate for all manuscripts.
Table 1: Rigor
Ethics Consent: All participants provided informed consent, and Institutional Review Board (IRB) approval was provided by the Wake Forest School of Medicine.
IRB: All participants provided informed consent, and Institutional Review Board (IRB) approval was provided by the Wake Forest School of Medicine.Sex as a biological variable not detected. Randomization not detected. Blinding not detected. Power Analysis not detected. Table 2: Resources
No key resources detected.
Results from OddPub: We did not detect open data. We also did not detect open code. Researchers are encouraged to share open data when possible (see Nature blog).
Results from LimitationRecognizer: We detected the following sentences addressing limitations in the study:Other limitations include the use of self-report to determine mask use and a lack of nuance in the masking question to allow for improper use (e.g., not covering mouth or nose), type of mask (e.g., cloth, surgical or KN95/N95 mask), duration of use, and frequency and duration of interactions. Our results suggest decreased protection for the wearer from masks during the Omicron-predominant wave. These findings may also be explained by more frequent exposures outside of one’s household later in the pandemic, increased transmissibility of the Omicron variant, high rates of vaccination and increasing population immunity during the Omicron-predominant period, and a decrease in mask wearing as guidance for vaccinated individuals evolved over time.6,7 While masking continues to be one of the valuable tools to decrease risk of COVID-19 infection, the level of protection for an individual wearer appears to have declined during the Omicron phase of the pandemic. Recent studies have suggested that facemasks have the potential to not only decrease odds of infection but also reduce severity of COVID-19.8 Future research may focus on not only odds of infection but also symptoms and severity of disease associated with mask wearing.
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Identifier Status Title NCT04342884 Recruiting COVID-19 Community Research Partnership Results from Barzooka: We did not find any issues relating to the usage of bar graphs.
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