Table 1.
Demographic characteristics, protective behaviors, and risk factor frequencies for participants
| Variable | Mean or frequency | Percent* | Observations | Missing (%) | Standard deviation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demographic factors | |||||
| Age, years | 26.9 | 230 | 0 | 9.6 | |
| Gender (female) | 152 | 66.1 | 230 | 0 | |
| Length of stay in Cusco, days | 44.85 | 210 | 8.7 | 60.7 | |
| Season (summer/rainy) | 100 | 43.5 | 230 | 0 | |
| Country of Residence | 230 | 0 | |||
| Netherlands | 53 | 23.0 | |||
| United Kingdom | 44 | 19.1 | |||
| United States | 40 | 17.4 | |||
| Europe, other† | 36 | 15.7 | |||
| Switzerland | 22 | 9.6 | |||
| Germany | 20 | 8.7 | |||
| Canada | 9 | 3.9 | |||
| Australia | 6 | 2.6 | |||
| Protective factors against TD | |||||
| Received advice | 176 | 76.5 | 230 | 0 | |
| Followed all recommendations | 195 | 15.2 | |||
| Never | 6 | 3.1 | |||
| Sometimes | 99 | 50.8 | |||
| Always | 90 | 46.2 | |||
| Took medications to prevent TD (yes) | 55 | 23.9 | 230 | 0 | |
| If yes, what medications? | 50 | 2.2 | |||
| Antibiotics | 16 | 32.0 | |||
| Other | 32 | 64.0 | |||
| Bismuth | 2 | 4.0 | |||
| Risk factors | |||||
| Location of majority of meals in past week | 230 | 0 | |||
| Restaurant | 108 | 47.0 | |||
| Other | 57 | 24.8 | |||
| Friend's home | 35 | 15.2 | |||
| Hotel | 30 | 13.0 | |||
TD = travelers' diarrhea.
*
Percent of number of observations for each variable.
†
Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Italy, Israel, Turkey, Spain, and Sweden.