Travel health attitudes among Turkish business travellers to African countries
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Tarih
2016
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Yayıncı
Elsevier Sci Ltd
Erişim Hakkı
info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
Özet
Background: The number of international travellers is increasing worldwide. Although health risks related to international travel are important and generally well understood, the perception of these risks was unclear among Turkish travellers. We aimed to evaluate the attitudes and health risk awareness of Turkish travellers travelling to African countries. Method: A survey was performed of Turkish travellers bound forAfrica from Istanbul International Ataturk Airport in July 2013. Results: A total of 124 travellers were enrolled in the study. Among them, 62.9% had information about their destination but only 11.3% had looked for information on health problems related to travel and their destination. Of all travellers, 53.2% had at least one vaccination before travelling. The most commonly administered vaccine was for typhoid. Among the travellers, 69.3% and 80.6% had no idea about yellow fever vaccination and malaria prophylaxis, respectively. A positive correlation was found between a higher level of travellers' education and receiving the recommended vaccination for the destination. Conclusions: Our study revealed significant gaps in the vaccination and chemoprophylaxis uptake of Turkish travellers departing to Africa. An awareness and training program should be developed for travellers, as well as public health workers, to address health risks related to travel. (C) 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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Anahtar Kelimeler
Chemoprophylaxis, Health behaviour, Preventive medicine, Travel medicine, Vaccination
Kaynak
Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease
WoS Q Değeri
Q1
Scopus Q Değeri
Q1
Cilt
14
Sayı
6
