Department of Experimental Medicine, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Via Luciano Armanni, Naples, Italy.
PLoS One. 2019 Apr 12;14(4):e0215252. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0215252. eCollection 2019.
The objectives of this investigation were to examine the travelers' knowledge, attitudes, and behavior about travel-related diseases and to evaluate the factors that influence their knowledge, attitudes, and behavior. A cross-sectional study was performed between May and September 2018 among a random sample of individuals attending randomly selected travel agencies in the geographical areas of Caserta and Naples, Italy. One fourth of participants (25.6%) had a poor level of knowledge, 50.2% a moderate, and only 24.2% a good level about the most common infectious diseases in the destination country. Those who had received information from physicians about the most common infectious diseases in the destination country and who do not need additional information were significantly more likely to have a good level of knowledge. A large majority (91%) showed no concern about the risk of getting an infectious disease during the travel. Almost half of the respondents had received information concerning the most common infectious diseases in the destination country and the related prevention measures. This information was more likely acquired by those graduated, those who know the foods that can cause the infectious diseases, and those who self-perceived a well health status, and less likely by those who had a poor level of knowledge about the most common infectious diseases in the destination country and who were going to Asia and South America. Education and communication activities regarding all aspects of travel-related diseases are needed to increase the knowledge and the access to preventive measures.
本研究旨在调查旅行者对旅行相关疾病的知识、态度和行为，并评估影响其知识、态度和行为的因素。2018 年 5 月至 9 月期间，在意大利卡塞塔和那不勒斯地区的随机旅行社会员中进行了一项横断面研究。四分之一的参与者（25.6%）对目的地国家最常见传染病的知识水平较差，50.2%为中等，只有 24.2%为良好。那些从医生那里获得有关目的地国家最常见传染病的信息且不需要额外信息的人，更有可能具有良好的知识水平。绝大多数（91%）人对旅行中感染传染病的风险毫不担忧。近一半的受访者已收到有关目的地国家最常见传染病及其相关预防措施的信息。这些信息更有可能被那些受过教育的人、那些知道可能引起传染病的食物的人、以及那些自我感觉健康状况良好的人获得，而不太可能被那些对目的地国家最常见传染病知识水平较差的人、以及那些计划前往亚洲和南美洲的人获得。需要开展针对旅行相关疾病各个方面的教育和宣传活动，以提高旅行者的知识水平并促进他们采取预防措施。
