Medical residents’ attitudes and emotions related to Middle East respiratory syndrome in Saudi Arabia: A cross-sectional study

Aldrees, Turki; Al Ghobain, Mohammed; Alenezi, Abdullah; Alqaryan, Saleh; Aldabeeb, Dana; Alotaibi, Najed; Alzahrani, Kamal; Alharethy, Sami

Response rate and background characteristics. A total of 228 questionnaires were analyzed (response rate: 75%). Table 1 shows the descriptive statistics of participants' background characteristics. The median (IQR) age was 26 years (25-28 years). Most of participants were male and single (65% for both), and 94% of participants rated their level of knowledge about MERS as fair or good Work-and non-work-related emotions. answer option for the work-related and non-workrelated emotions questions. Overall, most of residents agreed that their work put them at risk (85.5%) and that this risk was a part of their job (60%). Most of the residents did not agree that they should not look after MERS patients (64%). Furthermore, while around half of the residents reported being afraid of a MERS infection, 2.6% reported that they might change their current job due to the risk. At least two-thirds of the residents believed that their job put their family at a greater risk of infection.