Middle East Respiratory Syndrome and Medical Students: Letter from China

Mengxue Liu, Chengsheng Jiang, Connor Donovan, Yufeng Wen and Wenjie Sun
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Mengxue Liu: School of Public Health, Wannan Medical College, Wuhu 24100, China
Chengsheng Jiang: Maryland Institute for Applied Environmental Health, University of Maryland, MD 20740, USA
Connor Donovan: College of Business, University of Arkansas at Little Rock, AR 72204, USA
Yufeng Wen: School of Public Health, Wannan Medical College, Wuhu 24100, China
Wenjie Sun: School of Food Science, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Zhongshan 528458, China

IJERPH, 2015, vol. 12, issue 10, 1-6

Abstract: 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.

Keywords: MERS; China; medical student; awareness; respiratory infection (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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