Willingness of medical students to work on the COVID-19 frontline during the pandemic in China: A nationwide population-based cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The World Health Organization declared that coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) constitutes an international public health emergency, which has strained health resources. In this study, we aimed to understand medical students' willingness to join the workforce fighting against the COVID-19 pandemic and identify factors associated with their decisions.

Methods

We conducted a nationwide cross-sectional study using the Wen-Juan-Xing platform and a pre-designed questionnaire from 23 March to 19 April 2021. We conducted logistic regression analyses to identify the determinants associated with the willingness.

Results

Among the 5022 medical students, the majority (n = 4289, 85.40%) expressed willingness to work on the COVID-19 frontline. Logistic regression indic

SUBMITTER: Jia Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11658715 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature