Mask-Wearing Behavior at the 2021 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament

Joshua R Vest; Justin Blackburn; Shama Cash-Goldwasser; Eleanor Peters Bergquist; Peter J Embi

doi:10.1001/jama.2021.14057

Mask-Wearing Behavior at the 2021 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament

JAMA. 2021 Oct 5;326(13):1324-1325. doi: 10.1001/jama.2021.14057.

Authors

Joshua R Vest^{1

2}, Justin Blackburn¹, Shama Cash-Goldwasser³, Eleanor Peters Bergquist³, Peter J Embi^{2

4}

Affiliations

¹ Indiana University Richard M. Fairbanks School of Public Health, Indianapolis.
² Regenstrief Institute Inc, Indianapolis, Indiana.
³ Resolve to Save Lives, New York, New York.
⁴ Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis.

Abstract

This cross-sectional study examines the mask-wearing behavior of attendees at the 2021 NCAA men’s basketball tournament in an attempt to help other venues prepare for future events during the pandemic.

Publication types

Observational Study
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Basketball / standards
Basketball / statistics & numerical data*
COVID-19 / prevention & control*
Confidence Intervals
Cross-Sectional Studies
Disposable Equipment / statistics & numerical data
Female
Health Behavior
Humans
Indiana
Male
Masks / statistics & numerical data*
Sex Distribution
United States
Universities