TABLE 1.
Demographic and Travel Characteristics of Occupational Travelers Seen for Pre-Travel Health Consultation in the Global TravEpiNet Consortium (n = 9,248)
| Business | Research/Education | Missionary | Non-Medical Service Work | Providing Medical Care | |
| Total (n, row %) | 4,174 (45) | 1,714 (19) | 1,249 (14) | 1,215 (13) | 896 (10) |
| Age (median, range) | 41 (18–86) | 24 (18–85) | 38 (18–80) | 22 (18–77) | 30 (18–77) |
| Gender (column %) | |||||
| Women | 1,608 (39) | 1082 (63) | 733 (59) | 804 (66) | 593 (66) |
| Men | 2,566 (61) | 632 (37) | 516 (41) | 411 (34) | 303 (34) |
| Country of birth (column %)* | |||||
| United States | 3595 (86) | 1514 (88) | 1165 (93) | 1113 (92) | 788 (88) |
| Non-US | 579 (14) | 200 (12) | 84 (7) | 102 (8) | 108 (12) |
| Number of destination countries (column %) | |||||
| 1 | 3344 (80) | 1432 (84) | 1167 (93) | 1132 (93) | 849 (95) |
| >2 | 828 (20) | 282 (16) | 81 (7) | 83 (7) | 47 (5) |
| Top three destinations | |||||
| India 1,513 (24) | India 208 (9) | Haiti 216 (15) | Honduras 180 (14) | Haiti 193 (20) | |
| China 419 (7) | China 150 (7) | Kenya 127 (9) | Haiti 139 (11) | Honduras 86 (9) | |
| South Africa 238 (4) | Ghana 147 (6) | Honduras 62 (4) | Ghana 79 (6) | Ghana 83 (9) | |
| Type of accommodation (column %)†,‡ | |||||
| Hotel | 3,765 (82) | 934 (43) | 549 (35) | 423 (28) | 424 (40) |
| Home stay with relatives | 33 (1) | 23 (1) | 12 (1) | 13 (1) | 3 (<1) |
| Dormitory or hostel | 183 (4) | 639 (29) | 353 (23) | 521 (34) | 345 (32) |
| Home stay with non- relatives | 145 (3) | 367 (17) | 254 (16) | 234 (15) | 87 (8) |
| Personal home/apartments | 248 (5) | 171(8) | 193 (12) | 116 (8) | 64 (6) |
| Other§ | 200 (5) | 60 (2) | 197 (14) | 215 (14) | 148 (15) |
| Reason for visiting clinic (column %)†,‡ | |||||
| Concerned about health issues related to travel | 927 (25) | 479 (32) | 457 (39) | 380 (35) | 254 (32) |
| Primary care provider referred | 494 (13) | 228 (15) | 209 (18) | 110 (10) | 63 (8) |
| Family member/friend suggested | 203 (5) | 210 (14) | 267 (23) | 158 (14) | 57 (7) |
| Employer suggested to make an appointment | 1938 (52) | 253 (17) | 65 (6) | 60 (5) | 156 (20) |
| Read information on internet | 281 (8) | 169 (11) | 144 (12) | 77 (7) | 66 (8) |
| Travel agent suggested | 81 (2) | 72 (5) | 60 (5) | 57 (5) | 23 (3) |
| Saw a public health announcement | 32 (1) | 19 (1) | 4 (<1) | 4 (<1) | 5 (1) |
| Median time to departure in days (range)|| | 15 (0–460) | 26 (0–468) | 33 (0–366) | 32 (0–404) | 25 (0–782) |
| Median duration of travel in days (range) | 10 (0–1655) | 24 (4–2011) | 11 (1–1900) | 13 (0–1620) | 10 (2–2190) |
*US born = born in the 50 US states or US Virgin Islands.
†Percentages may not add up to 100% due to rounding.
‡Multiple responses possible.
§“Other” includes camp, cruise, lodge, boat, tree houses, cabin, and bed and breakfasts.
||Time to departure = (departure date − clinic visit date).