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Middle East Respiratory Syndrome and Medical Students: Letter from China
Mengxue Liu1, Chengsheng Jiang2, Connor Donovan3
1School of Public Health, Wannan Medical College, Wuhu 24100, China. lmxsnow11@sina.com.
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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