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Middle East Respiratory Syndrome and Medical Students: Letter from China

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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
    School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, Tulane University, LA 70112, USA)

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.

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  • Mengxue Liu & Chengsheng Jiang & Connor Donovan & Yufeng Wen & Wenjie Sun, 2015. "Middle East Respiratory Syndrome and Medical Students: Letter from China," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 12(10), pages 1-6, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:12:y:2015:i:10:p:13289-13294:d:57645
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    1. Yi-Kai Juan & Yu-Ching Cheng & Yeng-Horng Perng & Daniel Castro-Lacouture, 2016. "Optimal Decision Model for Sustainable Hospital Building Renovation—A Case Study of a Vacant School Building Converting into a Community Public Hospital," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 13(7), pages 1-17, June.

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