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. 2012 May 29;11:179. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-11-179

Table 4.

Estimates of the aggregate impact of the knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) of travel risk groups on their relative risk of malaria

Destinations with a high risk of malaria
Risk group
Knowledge
Attitude
Practice
Impact on relative risk of malaria
Elderly traveller
No effect on risk
No effect on risk
No effect on risk
No effect on risk
Solo traveller
No effect on risk
No effect on risk
Increase in risk
Slight increase in risk
Business traveller
No effect on risk
No effect on risk
Increase in risk
Slight increase in risk
Last-minute traveller
Increase in risk
Increase in risk
Increase in risk
Substantial increase in risk
VFR
No effect on risk
No effect on risk
Increase in risk
Slight increase in risk
Destinations with a low risk of malaria
Risk group
Knowledge
Attitude
Practice
Impact on relative risk of malaria
Elderly traveller
Increase in risk
No effect on risk
No effect on risk
Slight increase in risk
Solo traveller
No effect on risk
Increase in risk
No effect on risk
Slight increase in risk
Business traveller
No effect on risk
No effect on risk
No effect on risk
No effect on risk
Last-minute traveller
Increase in risk
No effect on risk
No effect on risk
Slight increase in risk
VFR No effect on risk No effect on risk No effect on risk No effect on risk