Table 5: Reasons for not using facemask by respondents who don’t have and those who have but don’t use it every time in public.
Reasons for not using facemask |
Frequency (n = 364) |
Percent |
I have difficulty breathing in it |
94 |
25.8 |
I have difficulty communicating when wearing the face mask |
84 |
23.1 |
I feel uncomfortable wearing it |
81 |
22.3 |
I just forget to use it regularly |
66 |
18.1 |
It causes irritations to my nose and ear |
45 |
12.4 |
I don't have any reason for not wearing it |
35 |
9.6 |
I don't have one |
31 |
8.5 |
It is expensive |
26 |
7.1 |
I look ugly wearing it |
16 |
4.4 |
I have asthma or respiratory disease which makes it difficult to use facemask |
14 |
3.8 |