Perception and Knowledge about Some Infectious Diseases among Travelers from Québec, Canada

Provost, Sylvie; Soto, Julio C.

doi:10.2310/7060.2002.24550

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“…This study found that visitors receiving pre-travel consultations at the THC were 56 % male, which differs from results reported in Quebec [8], Singapore [9], and German [9] studies. These differences might be the result of differences in gender ratios in these countries [3, 17–19].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…This finding was in agreement with the results of studies from Quebec [8], Singapore [9], and Germany [19]. …”

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confidence: 93%

“…Our study and a Singapore study [9] found that white collar employees visited the THC more often than individuals with other occupations, which may be attributed to their higher educational levels and higher per capita income, as reported in a Quebec study [8]. However, these differences were not significant.…”

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confidence: 51%

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Travel risk behaviors as a determinants of receiving pre-travel health consultation and prevention

Shady

Gaafer

Bassiony

2015

Trop Dis Travel Med Vaccines

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BackgroundAn estimated 30-60 % of travelers experience an illness while traveling. The incidence of travel-related illness can be reduced by preventive measures such as those provided by the Traveler Health Clinic (THC) in Kuwait.MethodsThe present study is an analytical comparative study between groups of travelers visiting the THC during the study period (May 2009 – December 2010) and an age- and gender-matched control group of non-visitors (800 people). Both groups completed a modified pre-departure questionnaire.ResultsBivariate analysis revealed that Kuwaitis (68.2 %), those traveling for work (25.3 %) or leisure (59.5 %), those living in camps (20.4 %) or hotels (64.0 %), and those with knowledge of the THC from the media (28.1 %) or other sources (57.3 %), were more likely to be associated with a high frequency of visits to the THC (p < 0.001). Additionally, travelers heading to Africa (47 %) and South America (10 %) visited the THC more than did others (P < 0.05). Multivariate analysis revealed that nationality, followed by purpose of travel, duration of stay, and choice of travel destination are independent predictors of receiving pre-travel consultation from the THC.ConclusionNationality, purpose of travel, length of stay, and travel destination are predictors for receiving a pre-travel consultation from the THC.Electronic supplementary materialThe online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s40794-015-0003-8) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.

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“…This finding was in agreement with the results of studies from Quebec [8], Singapore [9], and Germany [19]. …”

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confidence: 93%

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Travel risk behaviors as a determinants of receiving pre-travel health consultation and prevention

Shady

Gaafer

Bassiony

2015

Trop Dis Travel Med Vaccines

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“…There were 15 studies conducted in travelers recruited at airports [8,15e17,20,22,31e33,35e39,43,44] and one onboard flight [41], in Europe [8,15e17,32,37,39], Asia [20,33,36], Australia [36], US [22,38] and Canada [41] before flying abroad or at airports in Africa [31,35,43,44] and Asia [31] before flying back home. Thirteen studies included travelers recruited at travel clinics when seeking travel advice [7,9e12,14,23,24,28,29,34,40,42] in Europe [7,11,12,14,23,24,28,34,40], Australia [9], US [10], Canada [42] and Asia [29].…”

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Methodologies for measuring travelers' risk perception of infectious diseases: A systematic review

Sridhar

Régner

Brouqui

et al. 2016

Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease

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Numerous studies in the past have stressed the importance of travelers' psychology and perception in the implementation of preventive measures. The aim of this systematic review was to identify the methodologies used in studies reporting on travelers' risk perception of infectious diseases. A systematic search for relevant literature was conducted according to Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines. There were 39 studies identified. In 35 of 39 studies, the methodology used was that of a knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) survey based on questionnaires. One study used a combination of questionnaires and a visual psychometric measuring instrument called the 'pictorial representation of illness and self-measurement" or PRISM. One study used a self-representation model (SRM) method. Two studies measured psychosocial factors. Valuable information was obtained from KAP surveys showing an overall lack of knowledge among travelers about the most frequent travel-associated infections and associated preventive measures. This methodological approach however, is mainly descriptive, addressing knowledge, attitudes, and practices separately and lacking an examination of the interrelationships between these three components. Another limitation of the KAP method is underestimating psychosocial variables that have proved influential in health related behaviors, including perceived benefits and costs of preventive measures, perceived social pressure, perceived personal control, unrealistic optimism and risk propensity. Future risk perception studies in travel medicine should consider psychosocial variables with inferential and multivariate statistical analyses. The use of implicit measurements of attitudes could also provide new insights in the field of travelers' risk perception of travel-associated infectious diseases.

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“…Pre-travel consultation and the provision of general advice, vaccines and malaria prophylaxis can minimize the health risks of traveling. Previous studies have shown that travelers who seek pretravel consultations have better risk perceptions regarding infections and exhibit higher levels of risk-reducing behavior [7][8][9]. Other studies have revealed that a large proportion of Western travelers do not receive health information [8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15].…”

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confidence: 99%

Vaccination and malaria prophylaxis among Greek international travelers to Asian destinations

Pavli

Silvestros

Patrinos

et al. 2015

Journal of Infection and Public Health

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Perception and Knowledge about Some Infectious Diseases among Travelers from Québec, Canada

Cited by 33 publications

References 7 publications

Travel risk behaviors as a determinants of receiving pre-travel health consultation and prevention

Travel risk behaviors as a determinants of receiving pre-travel health consultation and prevention

Methodologies for measuring travelers' risk perception of infectious diseases: A systematic review

Vaccination and malaria prophylaxis among Greek international travelers to Asian destinations

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