Middle East Respiratory Syndrome and Medical Students: Letter from China

作者：Liu, Mengxue; Jiang, Chengsheng; Donovan, Connor; Wen, Yufeng^*; Sun Wenjie

来源：International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2015, 12(10): 13289-13294.

DOI：10.3390/ijerph121013289

• MERS
• China
• medical student
• awareness
• respiratory infection

Objectives: The present study aimed to investigate the knowledge of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) among Chinese medical students. Methods: A structured questionnaire on MERS was conducted among 214 medical students in China. Results: The average correction of the single question varied from 36.0% to 89.7%. There is a significant difference on MERS knowledge among different majors of medical students (p < 0.05). Management students scored significantly higher than students of other majors (p < 0.05). Conclusion: Chinese medical students had good knowledge of MERS. The MERS knowledge score varied among students of different majors. Education on disease control should be included in the school curriculum.

• 出版日期2015-10
• 单位广东药科大学; 皖南医学院