希腊赴亚洲旅行的国际旅行者中的疫苗接种和疟疾预防措施。
Vaccination and malaria prophylaxis among Greek international travelers to Asian destinations.
机构信息
Travel Medicine Office, Department for Interventions in Health Care Facilities, Hellenic Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Athens, Greece.
Department for Interventions in Health Care Facilities, Hellenic Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Athens, Greece.
出版信息
J Infect Public Health. 2015 Jan-Feb;8(1):47-54. doi: 10.1016/j.jiph.2014.07.002. Epub 2014 Aug 14.
BACKGROUND
International travel is rapidly increasing worldwide, and the greatest increases have occurred in tropical and subtropical areas. The aim of the survey was to investigate the pre-travel health-seeking practices of travelers to Asian destinations.
METHODS
A questionnaire-based survey was conducted at the Athens International Airport between the 1st of November 2011 and the 30th of April 2013.
RESULTS
A total of 1666 adult travelers participated in the study, and 69.7% were men. The mean age of the participants was 39 years. Previous travel to tropical countries was reported by 69% of the participants. The most frequent destination was the Indian subcontinent (45.0%). The main reasons for travel were visiting friends and relatives (VFRs; 36.5%) and business (32.4%). Most of the participants traveled for <1 month (51.4%). Only 24.5% pursued pre-travel consultations. Vaccinations were administered to 14.4% of the participants, and of those, 77%, 73%, and 32.5% received hepatitis A, tetanus/diphtheria, and typhoid vaccines, respectively. Malaria prophylaxis was given to 12.2% of the participants. Logistic regression analysis revealed that being male and unemployed, having an elementary level of education, traveling to visiting friends and relatives, and short durations of travel were significant determinants of not seeking pre-travel consultations.
CONCLUSION
Significant gaps were revealed in the vaccinations and malaria prophylaxes of travelers departing to Asia. Specific educational tools should be developed to improve the awareness of travelers to high-risk destinations.
背景
国际旅行在全球范围内迅速增加，而增长最快的地区是热带和亚热带地区。本调查旨在研究前往亚洲目的地的旅行者的旅行前健康寻求行为。
方法
2011 年 11 月 1 日至 2013 年 4 月 30 日，在雅典国际机场进行了一项基于问卷的调查。
结果
共有 1666 名成年旅行者参加了这项研究，其中 69.7%是男性。参与者的平均年龄为 39 岁。69%的参与者曾前往热带国家旅行。最常去的目的地是印度次大陆（45.0%）。旅行的主要原因是探亲访友（36.5%）和商务旅行（32.4%）。大多数参与者的旅行时间不到 1 个月（51.4%）。只有 24.5%的人进行了旅行前咨询。为 14.4%的参与者接种了疫苗，其中 77%、73%和 32.5%分别接种了甲型肝炎、破伤风和伤寒疫苗。12.2%的参与者接受了疟疾预防。逻辑回归分析显示，男性和失业、受教育程度为小学、前往探亲访友、旅行时间较短是不寻求旅行前咨询的重要决定因素。
结论
出发前往亚洲的旅行者在疫苗接种和疟疾预防方面存在明显差距。应开发特定的教育工具来提高前往高风险目的地旅行者的意识。
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