Perceived barriers to facemask adherence in the covid-19 pandemic in Pakistan-A cross-sectional survey.

Objective: To explore perceived barriers associated with facemask adherence to prevent spread of COVID-19 spread in Pakistani population.

Methodology: A cross sectional study was conducted from 25-July 2020 to 5-August 2020. Participants of both genders of age >17 years, currently residing in Pakistan, who had access to internet and understood English were included in the survey.

Progress of COVID-19 Epidemic in Pakistan.

The outbreak of corona virus initiated as pneumonia of unknown cause in December 2019 in Wuhan, China, which has been now spreading rapidly out of Wuhan to other countries. On January 30, 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared coronavirus outbreak as the sixth public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC), and on March 11, 2020, the WHO announced coronavirus as . Coronavirus is thought to be increasing in Pakistan.