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Volume 28, Number 1—January 2022
Research

Mask Effectiveness for Preventing Secondary Cases of COVID-19, Johnson County, Iowa, USA

Jacob RileyComments to Author , Jamie M. Huntley, Jennifer A. Miller, Amelia L.B. Slaichert, and Grant D. Brown
Author affiliations: Johnson County Public Health, Iowa City, Iowa, USA (J. Riley, J.M. Huntley, J.A. Miller, A.L.B. Slaichert); University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, USA (G.D. Brown)

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Table 1

Mask effectiveness for preventing secondary cases of coronavirus disease, Johnson County, Iowa, USA

Mask use, case-patient/contact Negative Positive Secondary attack rate (95% CI), %
Overall
 768
 198
 20.5 (18.1– 23.2)
Total unmasked* 439 151 25.6 (22.3–29.4)
Unmasked/unmasked 364 131 26.4 (22.9– 30.7)
Unmasked/masked 36 4 10.0 (4.0– 25.3)
Masked/unmasked 39 16 29.1 (19.3–43.9)
Masked/masked 329 47 12.5 (9.6–16.3)
Unknown
 69
 23
 25 (17.5–35.6)
School-age, 5–18 y
Unmasked* 156 53 25.2 (20.1–32.0)
Masked/masked 191 26 12.0 (8.4–17.2)

*When >1 person was unmasked during exposure.

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