Table 4.
Attitudes about Zika virus, emerging diseases and travel epidemiology among medical students in King Abdulaziz University.
| Sentence | Agree | No opinion | Disagree | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I am confident that the world’s population can control the ZIKV epidemic worldwide | 206 | 48.4 | 185 | 43.4 | 35 | 8.2 |
| I think that there are enough prevention and control measures for ZIKV | 75 | 17.6 | 218 | 51.2 | 133 | 31.2 |
| I have bad feelings towards ZIKV virus | 162 | 38.0 | 190 | 44.6 | 74 | 17.4 |
| I think that ZIKV can add new burden on healthcare system of the affected countries | 235 | 55.2 | 167 | 39.2 | 24 | 5.6 |
| I think that ZIKV can be transmitted to Saudi Arabia | 228 | 53.5 | 162 | 38.0 | 36 | 8.5 |
| I think that mass media coverage about ZIKV may have influence on its worldwide prevention | 223 | 52.3 | 154 | 36.2 | 49 | 11.5 |
| I am interested in learning more about ZIKV | 316 | 74.2 | 91 | 21.4 | 19 | 4.5 |
| I am interested to learn more about epidemiology of the new emerging diseases | 284 | 66.7 | 105 | 24.6 | 37 | 8.7 |
| I am interested in learning more about Travel Medicine | 283 | 66.4 | 111 | 26.1 | 32 | 7.5 |
| I think that it is dangerous to travel to the countries epidemic with ZIKV | 161 | 37.8 | 189 | 44.4 | 76 | 17.8 |