A Study on Analytic methodology applying Hierachical Task Analysis on preventive measures against MERS-CoV infection

Objective: In this study, by applying the HTA to find problems and to improve the future direction of the MERS-CoV infection control. Background: Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) is a viral respiratory disease with high infection rates and mortality that was first identified in Saudi Arabia in 2012. Especially The first case of MERS-CoV infection in the Republic of Korea as reported to WHO was laboratory confirmed on May 20 2015. Confirmed 186 people and deaths 36 people occurred because of Governmental system problem of the quarantine system and preventive measures against epidemics. Due to that, the country has the high infection rates and mortality except for the Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. Method: This study is about Hierarchical Task Analysis (HTA) of Korea government quarantine process which protect people from MERS-Cov viruses. This HTA is based on data of Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and presses. Results: In this HTA, we found out which subtask is related with each MERS patients and scored the each of subtasks on the number of the patients. Conclusion: Through this study, we need a new system. Application: This quantified scores show that subtask is the critical factor and guide to design a quarantine system in the future.