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. 2018 Jul 11;14:67. doi: 10.1186/s12992-018-0382-5

Table 3.

Association between demographic characteristics and the three emergency medical services that travelers are least aware of (N = 500)

Arrangement of appointments with doctors Monitoring of medical conditions during hospitalization The translation and transfer of medical record
Variable Number Awareness (%) P Value* Awareness (%) P Value* Awareness (%) P Value*
Age(years) 0.696 0.757 0.954
 18–29 319 68.9 71.5 72.7
 30–39 105 73.3 74.3 73.3
 40–49 36 75.0 77.8 72.2
 50–69 39 74.4 76.9 76.9
Sex 0.755 0.323 0.879
 Male 208 71.5 70.7 73.6
 Female 292 70.2 74.7 72.9
Highest educational level completed 0.154 0.108 0.590
 High School or below 34 81.8 88.2 79.4
 University or College 296 67.9 71.3 73.6
 Graduate School and higher 170 73.5 72.9 71.2
Medical History 0.555 0.642 0.670
 Yes 65 73.8 75.4 75.4
 No 435 70.3 32.6 72.9
Planned travel destinations 0.833 0.741 0.964
 China 34 76.5 79.4 76.5
 North Asia 36 80.6 75.0 77.8
 Southeast and South Asia 67 68.7 67.2 70.1
 North America 212 69.7 73.1 72.6
 Middle and South America 44 70.5 75.0 75.0
 Europe and Oceania 19 78.9 84.2 78.9
 Africa 50 68.0 68.0 72.0
 Multiple destinations 34 67.6 76.5 73.5
Travel-associated illness 0.363 0.414 0.108
 Yes 71 66.2 69.0 67.6
 No 429 71.5 73.7 74.1
Planned special activities during travel 0.163 0.083 0.090
 Yes 83 77.1 80.7 80.7
 No 417 69.5 71.5 71.7

*The p Value was calculated using the chi-square test for the analysis