Travel health attitudes among Turkish business travellers to African countries

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dc.authoridBinbasioglu, Hulisi/0000-0001-7488-8450
dc.authoridkaratas, mehmet/0000-0002-9093-6456
dc.authoridSelçuk, Engin Burak/0000-0001-8484-0223
dc.authoridBayindir, Yasar/0000-0003-3930-774X
dc.authoridBozdogan, Bulent/0000-0003-2469-9728
dc.authoridBozdogan, Bulent/0000-0003-2469-9728
dc.authoridOTLU, BARIS/0000-0002-6220-0521
dc.authorwosidBinbasioglu, Hulisi/AAB-4561-2020
dc.authorwosidkaratas, mehmet/ABG-9800-2020
dc.authorwosidSelçuk, Engin Burak/AAR-7556-2020
dc.authorwosidBayindir, Yasar/T-1523-2017
dc.authorwosidBozdogan, Bulent/C-9137-2018
dc.authorwosidBozdogan, Bulent/JAC-5096-2023
dc.authorwosidOTLU, BARIS/ABI-5532-2020
dc.contributor.authorSelcuk, Engin Burak
dc.contributor.authorKayabas, Uner
dc.contributor.authorBinbasioglu, Hulisi
dc.contributor.authorOtlu, Bads
dc.contributor.authorBayindir, Yasar
dc.contributor.authorBozdogan, Bulent
dc.contributor.authorKaratas, Mehmet
dc.date.accessioned2024-08-04T20:42:51Z
dc.date.available2024-08-04T20:42:51Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.departmentİnönü Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractBackground: 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.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipInonu University Scientific Research Projects Coordination Unit in Turkey [2012-154]en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipThis study was supported by Inonu University Scientific Research Projects Coordination Unit in Turkey (Grant Number: 2012-154).en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.tmaid.2016.09.005
dc.identifier.endpage620en_US
dc.identifier.issn1477-8939
dc.identifier.issn1873-0442
dc.identifier.issue6en_US
dc.identifier.pmid27663283en_US
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85001125031en_US
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ1en_US
dc.identifier.startpage614en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.tmaid.2016.09.005
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11616/97613
dc.identifier.volume14en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000391075400015en_US
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ1en_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Scienceen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopusen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMeden_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherElsevier Sci Ltden_US
dc.relation.ispartofTravel Medicine and Infectious Diseaseen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessen_US
dc.subjectChemoprophylaxisen_US
dc.subjectHealth behaviouren_US
dc.subjectPreventive medicineen_US
dc.subjectTravel medicineen_US
dc.subjectVaccinationen_US
dc.titleTravel health attitudes among Turkish business travellers to African countriesen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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