Middle East Respiratory Syndrome and Medical Students: Letter from China

Middle East Respiratory Syndrome and Medical Students: Letter from China

Mengxue Liu, Chengsheng Jiang, Connor Donovan, Yufeng Wen, Sun Wenjie

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.

2015

MERS, China, medical student, Awareness, respiratory infection

DOI: 10.3390/ijerph121013289

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

MDPI AG

Medicine

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