Reasons why adult commercial drivers in Accra, Ghana use face masks when they step out to work in public

Expiry Date
: 01/06/2026
CPD Units
: 3.00 Points
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The paper examines how the perception of vulnerability influences personal use of face masks by drivers, as well as on their insistence on appropriate masking behaviour by other persons using public transport.

Keywords: SARS-CoV-2 virus, Covid-19, Face mask, public transport, Africa, Accra, Ghana.

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Educational Objectives

Educational Aim:
The aim of this article is to sensitise the reader for the nexus between attitudes and behaviour as drivers to get drivers of public transport vehicles to adhere to facemask wearing regulations in an African country.

Editor's comments:
Questions are specifically formulated to sensitise the reader to pay attention to factual detail in statements made in the research article.

Educational Outcomes:
Upon completion of this module practitioners should have a clear understanding of:

  1. What the focus should be to successfully promote facemask wearing among (trotro) minibus taxi and other public transport drivers and passengers.

  2. The integrated use of qualitative and quantitative data in addressing community health issues.

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