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 |