Face mask mandates and risk compensation
An analysis of mobility data during the Covid-19 pandemic in Bangladesh
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21881490 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Zia Wadud (0000-0003-2692-8299, University of Leeds, corresponding author), Sheikh Mokhlesur Rahman (0000-0002-3174-856X, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology), Annesha Enam (0000-0002-5463-6202, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 7 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | e006803 |
| Publication date | 2022-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | BMJ Global Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2059-7908 • E-ISSN: 2059-7908 |
| Publisher | BMJ (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1136/bmjgh-2021-006803 |
| PMID | 35012968 |
| OpenAlex | W4206390646 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 42 |
INTRODUCTION: Concerns have been raised about the potential for risk compensation in the context of mask mandates for mitigating the spread of COVID-19. However, the debate about the presence or absence of risk compensation for universal mandatory mask-wearing rules-especially in the context of COVID-19-is not settled yet. METHODS: Mobility is used as a proxy for risky behaviour before and after the mask mandates. Two sets of regressions are estimated to decipher (any) risk-compensating effect of mask mandate in Bangladesh. These include: (1) intervention regression analysis of daily activities at six types of locations, using pre-mask-mandate and post-mandate data; and (2) multiple regression analysis of daily new COVID-19 cases on daily mobility (lagged) to establish mobility as a valid proxy. RESULTS: (1) Statistically, mobility increased at all five non-residential locations, while home stays decreased after the mask mandate was issued; (2) daily mobility had a statistically significant association on daily new cases (with around 10 days of lag). Both significances were calculated at 95% confidence level. CONCLUSION: Community mobility had increased (and stay at home decreased) after the mandatory mask-wearing rule, and given mobility is associated with increases in new COVID-19 cases, there is evidence of risk compensation effect of the mask mandate-at least partially-in Bangladesh
Actuarial science · Business · Demographic economics · Economics · Environmental health · Face masks · Geography · Mandate · Pandemic · Political science · Statistics · COVID-19 Digital Contact Tracing · COVID-19 epidemiological studies · Infection Control and Ventilation · Law · Medicine
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| Citations per year | 0,75 |
| Citation span | 2022 - 2025 (4) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |