Table 7.

Behaviors and Reasoning Among “Knowledgeable” Travelers from US States to Zika-Affected Areas

During your stay in [destination], how often did you use insect repellent outdoors?
	Knowledgeablea (%) (n = 803)	Not Knowledgeablea (%) (n = 482)
All the time	27c	13
Not all the time (NET)	73	87c
Most of the time	21c	13
About half the time	11	9
Not very often	15	18
Never	26	45c
What are the reasons that you did not use it outdoors all the time in [destination]? (among those who say they did not use insect repellent all the time)
	Knowledgeablea (%) (n = 531)
Low Perceived Risk (NET)	59
Was not in places with a lot of mosquitoes	58
No Zika threat in the area when I was there	1
Hassle (NET)	43
Don’t like the way it smells or feels	21
Too difficult to remember to put it on	13
Difficult to bring it on flights	10
Too much of a bother	10
Too expensive	4
Does not work well	3
Other	7
During your stay in [destination], how often did you wear both long-sleeved shirts and long pants when you were outdoors?
	Knowledgeableb (%) (n = 769)	Not Knowledgeableb (%) (n = 516)
All the time	18c	8
Not all of the time (NET)	82	92c
Most of the time	14	10
About half the time	14	13
Not very often	26	30
Never	27	37c
What are the reasons you did not do this all the time in [destination]? (among those who say they did not wear both long-sleeved shirts and long pants when outdoors all the time)
	Knowledgeableb (%) (n = 601)
Comfort (NET)	78
It was too hot	74
Long-sleeved shirts and pants are uncomfortable	15
Low Perceived Risk (NET)	40
Was not in places with a lot of mosquitoes	40
Appearance (NET)	25
Wanted to get a tan	17
What are the reasons you did not do this all the time in [destination]? (among those who say they did not wear both long-sleeved shirts and long pants when outdoors all the time)
	Knowledgeableb (%) (n= 601)
Few people in [destination] wear long-sleeved shirts and pants	9
Long-sleeved shirts and pants do not look good	5
Hassle (NET)	4
Long-sleeved shirts and pants take up too much room in my suitcase	4
Other	5
During your stay in [destination], how often did you use condoms during sex? (among those who say they had sex during the trip)
	Knowledgeabled (%) (n = 288)	Not Knowledgeabled (%) (n = 358)
Every time	31c	12
Not every time (NET)	68	86c
Most of the time	9	7
About half the time	5	6
Not very often	1	7c
Never	52	66c
What are the reasons that you did not use them every time in [destination]? (among those who say they did not condoms every time)
	Knowledgeabled (%) (n =173)
Being in a Committed Relationship (NET)	55
I/my partner was in a committed relationship	55
Low Perceived Risk (NET)	54
Used another kind of contraception/birth control	22
Did not think I/my partner was infected with Zika virus	21
I/my partner was not pregnant	17
Unable to get pregnant	4
Hassle (NET)	8
Partner does not like to use them	6
Uncomfortable/decrease sexual pleasure	3
Too much of a bother	1
I/my partner wanted to get pregnant	5
Too expensive	2
Religious reasons	2
Could not get them	1
Other	1

^aTravelers who knew there were Zika cases in their destination and knew people can protect themselves from getting Zika virus by using insect repellent when going outdoors; Not knowledgeable: All other travelers.

^bTravelers who knew there were Zika cases in their destination and knew people can protect themselves from getting Zika virus by wearing long-sleeved shirts and long pants when going outdoors; Not knowledgeable: All other travelers.

^cPercentage is statistically greater than comparison group.

^dTravelers who knew there were Zika cases in their destination and knew people can protect themselves from getting Zika virus by consistently using condoms during sex; Not knowledgeable: All other travelers.

Note: Results shown are weighted. Responses of don’t know or refused <5% not shown.