Middle East respiratory syndrome in South Korea during 2015: Risk-related perceptions and quarantine attitudes

A telephone survey involving 200 household members in and around Seoul, South Korea, was completed during the maturity stage of the outbreak of Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) in Korea during June 2015. The study found that respondents perceived low risk from contracting MERS, had low trust...

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Autores principales: Kim, E.Y., Liao, Q., Yu, E.S., Kim, J.H., Yoon, S.W., Lam, W.W.T., Fielding, R.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc. Published by Elsevier Inc. 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7115318/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27130900
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ajic.2016.03.014
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Sumario:A telephone survey involving 200 household members in and around Seoul, South Korea, was completed during the maturity stage of the outbreak of Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) in Korea during June 2015. The study found that respondents perceived low risk from contracting MERS, had low trust in government in controlling MERS, and generally held unfavorable attitudes toward quarantine.

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