title: Singapore's response to the severe acute respiratory syndrome outbreak: what do Singapore physicians think?
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To gauge Singapore physicians' perceptions of the national response to the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) outbreak using a questionnaire survey.
  
  
  METHODS
  Random sampling was applied to draw the survey population. Descriptive analysis and logistic regressions were used.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The majority of physicians agreed that home quarantine of contacts of patients with probable SARS was warranted (95%), government's public education effort was effective (83%), and the overall Singapore's response was commendable (82%). Only 38%, however, agreed that health care workers were supplied with timely and adequate personal protective equipment.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Most Singapore physicians have positive comments about the national response to the SARS crisis. However, systematic weaknesses are identified and recommendations are presented.
authors: Department of Community and Preventive Medicine, School of Medicine & Dentistry, University of Rochester, 601 Elmwood Avenue, Box 644, Rochester, NY 14642, USA. feng_qian@urmc.rochester.edu
authors: Feng
authors: F
authors: Qian
authors: Meng Kin
authors: MK
authors: Lim
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003625:Data Collection; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010820:Physicians / Q000523:psychology*; D045169:Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012846:Singapore / Q000453:epidemiology; D055815:Young Adult