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Abstract：
Background The impact of COVID-19 on the world is rapidly spreading among countries. According to WHO, wearing face masks was recommended to prevent its spread. After regular use of face masks, some people have experienced common skin disorders such as facial acne, rash, and eczema. This paper aims to cite the prevalence and potential risk of wearing a face mask on the skin by exploring some of the rationales that have been established in the literature. Methodology A cross-sectional study was carried out in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia in November 2021. A self-administered online questionnaire was distributed among 389 participants from the adult public to find the correlation between face mask wearing and skin damage during the COVID-19 pandemic. Statistical analysis was conducted using the IBM SPSS statics for windows, version 25.0 (IBM Corp., Armonk, USA) to evaluate and test the hypothesis. Results The study included 389 participants; 63.8% of them were female and 36.2% were male. The main result of this study was that there was a statistically significant association between the duration and frequency of wearing a face mask and developing skin damage. 58.1% of the participants were using face masks for more than 4 hours. Furthermore, 22% and 59.1% of the male and female participants, respectively, said they noticed adverse skin reactions on their faces after using a face mask. Conclusion Our study revealed that 46% of the participants noticed adverse skin reactions on the face by wearing a face mask. Females had a significantly higher chance of developing skin irritation than males.
摘要：
背景COVID-19对世界的影响正在各国之间迅速蔓延。根据WHO,建议戴口罩以防止其传播。定期使用口罩后，有些人经历过常见的皮肤病，如面部痤疮，皮疹,还有湿疹.本文旨在通过探索文献中已建立的一些原理，来引用在皮肤上戴口罩的普遍性和潜在风险。方法学在吉达进行了一项横断面研究，2021年11月，沙特阿拉伯。在389名成年公众参与者中分发了一份自我管理的在线问卷，以发现在COVID-19大流行期间戴口罩与皮肤损伤之间的相关性。统计分析是使用IBMSPSS静力学进行的，版本25.0(IBMCorp.,Armonk,美国)来评估和检验假设。结果该研究包括389名参与者；其中63.8%为女性，36.2%为男性。这项研究的主要结果是，戴口罩的持续时间和频率与发展中的皮肤损伤之间存在统计学上的显着关联。58.1％的参与者使用口罩超过4小时。此外，22％和59.1％的男性和女性参与者，分别,说他们在使用面膜后注意到脸上有不良的皮肤反应。结论我们的研究显示，46％的参与者通过戴口罩注意到面部的不良皮肤反应。女性发生皮肤刺激的机会明显高于男性。
