Face Mask Wearing and Hand Washing Behavior on the Prevention of COVID-19 Infection: A Meta-Analysis

Background: People infected with the COVID-19 virus can infect others through close droplets, these droplets are water-filled particles with a diameter of >5 m - 10 m. ways to reduce or contract COVID-19 by wearing a mask and washing hands both with soap and hand sanitizer. This study aimed to determine the effect of wearing masks and washing hands on the transmission of COVID19. Subjects and Method: This research is a meta-analysis study using PRISMA flowchart guidelines. The article search process was carried out between 2020-2021 using databases from PubMed, Science direct, and Google Schoolar. The article search was carried out taking into account the eligibility criteria defined in the PICO model. Population= community. Intervention= use masks and wash hands. Comparison= do not use masks and wash hands. Outcome= infection with COVID-19. The keywords used are "face mask OR wearing mask AND hand hygiene OR hand washing AND coronavirus OR covid19 OR SAR-CoV-2 AND adjusted odds ratio". Based on the database, there are 17 articles that meet the inclusion criteria. The analysis was carried out using software RevMan 5.3.