1 University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
2 Public Health Ontario, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Qual Health Res. 2018 Mar;28(4):610-623. doi: 10.1177/1049732317746381. Epub 2017 Dec 14.
Immigrant travelers who visit friends and relatives (VFR travelers) experience substantially higher rates of travel-related infections than other travelers, in part due to low uptake of pretravel health advice. While barriers to accessing advice have been identified, better characterization is needed to inform targeted interventions. We sought to understand how South Asian VFR travelers perceived and responded to travel-related health risks by conducting group interviews with 32 adult travelers from an ethnoculturally diverse Canadian region. Travelers positioned themselves as knowledgeable of key health risks, despite not seeking pretravel health advice. Their responses to risks were pragmatic and rooted in experience, but often constrained by competing concerns, including rushed travel, familial obligations, cost, and a desire to preserve authentic experiences. Moving beyond risk awareness to reinforcing the value of medical advice and intervention, in a manner that is sensitive to these unique concerns, is needed when delivering tailored health promotion messages to VFR travelers.
移民旅行者（VFR 旅行者）在访问朋友和亲戚时，其旅行相关感染的比率远高于其他旅行者，部分原因是他们很少接受旅行前健康建议。虽然已经确定了获取建议的障碍，但为了提供有针对性的干预措施，需要更好地描述这些障碍。我们通过对来自加拿大一个种族文化多元化地区的 32 名成年旅行者进行小组访谈，试图了解南亚 VFR 旅行者如何看待和应对与旅行相关的健康风险。尽管旅行者没有寻求旅行前健康建议，但他们将自己定位为了解关键健康风险的人。他们对风险的反应是务实的，基于经验，但往往受到竞争因素的限制，包括匆忙旅行、家庭义务、费用和保留真实体验的愿望。在向 VFR 旅行者提供定制的健康促进信息时，需要超越风险意识，以一种对这些独特关注点敏感的方式，加强对医疗建议和干预的重视。
