Research Article
Perception and Attitude of Emergency Room Resident Physicians toward Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Outbreak
Table 2
Work- and non-work-related concerns of emergency room resident physicians regarding Middle East respiratory syndrome.
| | Concerns | Disagree
N (%) | Neutral
N (%) | Agree
N (%) |
| | Work-related concerns | | | | | My job would put me at great risk of exposure () | 2 (2.1) | 6 (6.3) | 86 (91.5) | | I am afraid of being infected with MERS () | 19 (21) | 24 (25) | 51 (54) | | I should not be looking after MERS patients () | 61 (65) | 21 (22) | 12 (13) | | I might change my job because of the risk () | 82 (87) | 8 (8.5) | 4 (4.2) | | Non-work-related concerns | | | | | Family () | 5 (10) | 2 (5) | 37 (85) | | Parents () | 9 (10) | 7 (7) | 76 (83) | | Close friends () | 9 (10) | 12 (13) | 70 (77) | | Work colleagues () | 9 (10) | 12 (14) | 70 (76) | | People close to me would be worried about my health () | 5 (5) | 13 (15) | 72 (80) |
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Note. MERS: Middle East respiratory syndrome.
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