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. 2020 Sep 14:1–8. doi: 10.1017/dmp.2020.354

TABLE 1.

Protection factors and fit factors of surgical masks (SM) and cloth face coverings (CFC)

Reference Protective Factor Fit Factor
SM CFC SM CFC    
Kournikakis et al. 1.6-5.6
Lee et al. 2.4 (mean) 1.7-2.5
Gwan et al. 2-12
van der Sande 4.1-5.3* 2.2-3.2*
3.2-4.9§ 1.9.-2.2§
Davies et al. 5 (median) 2 (median)
Oberg et al. 2.5-9.6
Dato et al. 13-67

*Adults. §Children.