Table 3.
Vaccination reminder services offered by travel clinics and their use among rabies-vaccinated travellers
| Travellers vaccinated against rabies (activity-risk sample) | Travel clinics | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reminder | Offered, used | Offered, not used | Not offered | Offered |
| Follow-up appointment (scheduled at initial vaccine dose) | 60% | 5% | 21% | 50% |
| Written on vaccination card/ booklet | 47% | 11% | 27% | Not asked |
| Vaccination wallet reminder card | 35% | 13% | 28% | 37% |
| Reminder phone calls | 23% | 12% | 41% | 37% |
| An email/the text | 22% | 9% | 46% | 38% |
| A web key toola | 19% | 9% | 51% | Not asked |
| A vaccine app for smartphone | 14% | 15% | 48% | 8% |
| A website (requiring registration) | 13% | 14% | 52% | 10% |
%, percentage of respondents in each category.
aA plug-in tool which linked the traveller to a reminder website, provided by a pharmacy.