Survey on Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Awareness Among Chinese Medical Staff

496 survey responses from medical staff across China reveal an overall DMD awareness rate of 54.64%. The data, collected via an online questionnaire, shows significant knowledge gaps in genomic diagnostics and orphan drug policies. Chun Zhai published this dataset under a CC-BY-4.0 license in May 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyze disparities in medical knowledge based on occupation, education, and experience as identified in the survey results.
• Model predictors of disease awareness using the reported odds ratios for variables like postgraduate education and years of experience.
• Compare awareness rates across different hospital types (general, maternal-child, pediatric) mentioned in the methodology.
• Identify target groups for competency-based training programs based on the identified critical gaps among nursing staff.

Strengths

• Dataset includes 496 valid survey responses from a national sample.
• Analysis provides specific awareness rates: 82.46% for treatment, 67.74% for diagnosis, and 42.74% for policy.
• Multivariable logistic regression results, including odds ratios and confidence intervals, are reported.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• The 89.5 KB file size suggests a tiny dataset with limited scope.

Provenance

Source

Chun Zhai via figshare.

Collection Method

Data were collected via an online survey using a structured questionnaire, with convenience sampling.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-28 06:27:23; freshness should be verified.

Geography

China.