title: Middle East respiratory syndrome in South Korea during 2015: Risk-related perceptions and quarantine attitudes.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Mental Health Clinic, National Cancer Centre, Goyang, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: E Y
authors.initials: EY
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Division of Behavioural Sciences, School of Public Health, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.
authors.forename: Q
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Liao
authors.affiliation: Mental Health Clinic, National Cancer Centre, Goyang, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: E S
authors.initials: ES
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.affiliation: Mental Health Clinic, National Cancer Centre, Goyang, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Division of Behavioural Sciences, School of Public Health, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.
authors.forename: S W
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Yoon
authors.affiliation: Division of Behavioural Sciences, School of Public Health, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.
authors.forename: W W T
authors.initials: WW
authors.lastname: Lam
authors.affiliation: Division of Behavioural Sciences, School of Public Health, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China. Electronic address: fielding@hku.hk.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Fielding
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001290:Attitude; D018352:Coronavirus Infections / Q000453:epidemiology*; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011790:Quarantine / Q000523:psychology*; D056910:Republic of Korea / Q000453:epidemiology; D035502:Trust; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Outbreak control; Trust