Samsun Public Health Directorate, Canik Community Health Center, Samsun, Turkey.
Euro Surveill. 2015;20(38). doi: 10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2015.20.38.30023.
We performed a questionnaire study to determine knowledge, attitudes and practices concerning Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) among people intending to participate in the Hajj or Umrah Muslim pilgrimages. Of the 381 respondents aged between 17 and 85 years, 55% had never heard of MERS, while only one in three knew that it is a respiratory disease. Approximately half were insufficiently informed about protective measures. Prospective pilgrims do not seem prepared to take such precautions.
我们进行了一项问卷调查研究,以了解打算参加朝觐或副朝的穆斯林朝圣者对中东呼吸综合征(MERS)的知识、态度和实践。在 381 名年龄在 17 岁至 85 岁之间的受访者中,55%的人从未听说过 MERS,而只有三分之一的人知道它是一种呼吸道疾病。大约一半的人对防护措施了解不足。潜在的朝圣者似乎没有准备好采取这些预防措施。