Working Paper: NBER ID: w28734
Authors: Jason Abaluck; Laura H. Kwong; Ashley Styczynski; Ashraful Haque; Md Alamgir Kabir; Ellen Batesjefferys; Emily Crawford; Jade Benjaminchung; Salim Benhachmi; Shabib Raihan; Shadman Rahman; Neeti Zaman; Peter J. Winch; Md Maqsud Hossain; Hasan Mahmud Reza; Stephen P. Luby; Ahmed Mushfiq Mobarak
Abstract: A randomized-trial of community-level mask promotion in rural Bangladesh during COVID-19 shows that the intervention tripled mask usage and is a cost-effective means of promoting public health.
Keywords: Mask-Wearing; COVID-19; Public Health; Community Interventions; Cost-Effectiveness
JEL Codes: I12; I14; I15
Edges that are evidenced by causal inference methods are in orange, and the rest are in light blue.
| Cause | Effect |
|---|---|
| community-level interventions (H70) | proper mask-wearing behavior (D01) |
| mask distribution + periodic monitoring by community leaders (C92) | proper mask-wearing behavior (D01) |
| intervention (D74) | physical distancing (I14) |
| active monitoring (E63) | proper mask-wearing behavior (D01) |
| social norms (Z13) | proper mask-wearing behavior (D01) |
| free mask distribution (D39) | proper mask-wearing behavior (D01) |