The recognition and attitudes of postgraduate medical students toward fecal microbiota transplantation: a questionnaire study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Physicians and medical students in the world do not have high awareness of fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT). This study aimed to explore the recognition and attitude of postgraduate medical students towards FMT and to create awareness for it.

Methods

A self-administered questionnaire was distributed to first-year Chinese postgraduate medical students across six medical universities. Basic descriptive statistical analyses were performed.

Results

A total of 1828 eligible questionnaires were included into analysis. 47.76% of students did not know FMT prior to this survey. Respondents with a high-level recognition of FMT were more willing to donate feces or receive FMT therapy than those with a low-level recognition (80.26% vs. 69.62%, p = 0

SUBMITTER: Wu X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6724572 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature