LONDON, July 28 — A new review published in BMJ Analysis has found that despite some concerns, wearing a face mask to prevent the spread of Covid-19 does not give people a false sense of security and lead them to forget about other good hygiene behaviours such as washing hands and maintaining...
Tuesday, 28 Jul 2020 07:42 AM MYT
To test whether face coverings do indeed lead to people feeling more relaxed and reducing other positive behaviours, an effect known as “risk compensation,” researchers at the University of Cambridge and King's College London, UK, decided to look at the existing evidence. It is believed by some that risk compensation plays a role in several other everyday behaviours; a common example given is that mandating the wearing of bike helmets can actually lead to an increase in accidents. However, the authors say that other recent reviews have also failed to find evidence for risk compensation in this case.
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