• Int J Environ Res Public Health · Oct 2015

    Middle East Respiratory Syndrome and Medical Students: Letter from China.

    • Mengxue Liu, Chengsheng Jiang, Connor Donovan, Yufeng Wen, Wenjie Sun, and Sun Wenjie.
    • School of Public Health, Wannan Medical College, Wuhu 24100, China. lmxsnow11@sina.com.
    • Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2015 Oct 23; 12 (10): 13289-94.

    ObjectivesThe present study aimed to investigate the knowledge of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) among Chinese medical students.MethodsA structured questionnaire on MERS was conducted among 214 medical students in China.ResultsThe 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).ConclusionChinese 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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