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Table 2 Rank ordered communication strategies that those wearing masks could do to make understanding them easier

From: Communication with face masks during the COVID-19 pandemic for adults with hearing loss

Action

Weighted preference for top 3 choices (%)

Rank order of responses

1 (%)

2 (%)

3 (%)

4 (%)

5 (%)

6 (%)

7 (%)

8 (%)

Stepped back and lowered their mask

48.8

35.0

15.8

10.0

15.1

8.1

3.8

3.5

8.9

Spoke more clearly

45.7

17.7

30.9

22.2

12.6

9.9

4.8

1.2

0.8

Spoke louder

36.7

20.0

15.1

19.9

11.3

9.2

9.5

8.7

6.2

Used a clear mask

24.7

12.2

13.6

10.5

12.5

24.3

14.3

8.2

4.4

Spoke slower

18.0

4.1

10.2

21.4

25.6

14.8

12.0

7.9

4.1

Wrote down information

13.8

7.1

5.9

8.5

11.2

16.9

34.5

12.0

3.9

Used a speech to text app

7.3

1.8

5.4

5.6

6.1

8.1

12.8

43.5

16.8

Used a device that amplified their voice

4.9

2.1

3.1

2.0

5.6

8.9

8.4

15.1

54.8

  1. Each cell shows the percentage of respondents who chose each response at each rank order, where 1 was most preferred and 8 was least preferred. The options are listed in order of overall preference, using a weighted average (see text for more details)