Tehran University of Medical Sciences Acta Medica Iranica 0044-6025 50 9 2012 09 15 641 647 EN Payman Salamati Sina Trauma and Surgery Research Center, Tehran University of Medical sciences, Tehran, Iran. AND Department of Community Medicine, Tehran University of Medical sciences, Tehran, Iran. Hamid Emadi Koochak Department of Infectious Diseases, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Soheila Dabiran Department of Community Medicine, Tehran University of Medical sciences, Tehran, Iran. Masoumeh Sadat Sabzevary Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Morteza Naderan Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Aliashraf Eghbali Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. 2015 09 28 To study and compare the attitudes, concerns, perceived impact and coping strategies for avian influenza (AI) among the first year medical students (FYMS) ‎and interns in Tehran University of Medical Sciences. This was a cross sectional study carried out on FYMS (n=158) and interns (n=158) in 2008. The data collection tool was a questionnaire containing 37 questions in five parts. The three choices including "agree, disagree and unsure" were considered for all questions. We used Chi-square and Fisher's exact tests for analysis. Most of FYMS and interns (78.2%) believed their health would be depended on the care of their selves. Most of them (95.3%) believed that if they knew avian flu better, they could be more prepared for it. The majority were concerned about risk to their health from their work (62.7%). Most (67.7%) accepted the risk and only 5 (1.6%) would consider stopping work. For non-work concerns, 70.9% were concerned about their spouses/sexual partners and 65.8% about their children. For perceived impact, most (66.5%) believed that they would feel stressed at work and the majority (74.4%) expected an increased workload. FYMS and interns have positive attitudes but major concerns about contracting AI and its relation to medical practice. https://acta.tums.ac.ir/index.php/acta/article/view/3965 https://acta.tums.ac.ir/index.php/acta/article/download/3965/3940