Table 2.
Travel and travelers’ characteristics and pre-travel health information (N = 1666).
| N (%) | |
|---|---|
| Gender | |
| Male | 1162 (60.7) |
| Female | 652 (39.3) |
| Age (years) | |
| 19–34 | 535 (32.2) |
| 35–49 | 923 (55.4) |
| 50–64 | 186 (11.2) |
| ≥65 | 22 (1.32) |
| Education | |
| University/tertiary | 973 (59.0) |
| Secondary school | 181 (11.0) |
| Elementary school | 498 (30.0) |
| Employment | |
| Yes | 1477 (88.7) |
| Previous travel to tropical or subtropical country | |
| Yes | 1148 (68.9) |
| Duration of travel | |
| <1 month | 856 (51.4) |
| 1 to ≤3 months | 386 (23.2) |
| 3 to ≤6 months | 162 (9.7) |
| >6 months | 260 (15.6) |
| Unknown | 2 (0.1) |
| Purpose of travel | |
| Visiting friends and relatives | 608 (36.5) |
| Work | 541 (32.5) |
| Recreation | 442 (26.5) |
| Education | 50 (3) |
| Religious reasons | 17(1) |
| Place of stay | |
| Local residence | 862 (51.7) |
| Hotel | 750 (45.0) |
| Ship | 41 (2.5) |
| Camping | 7 (0.4) |
| Other | 5 (0.3) |
| Unknown | 1 (0.06) |
| Area of stay | |
| Urban | 1053 (63.2) |
| Urban & rural | 477 (28.6) |
| Rural | 122 (7.3) |
| Altitude >3000 m | 0 (0) |
| Unknown | 2 (0.1) |
| Time in which pre-travel health information was sought before the journey (d) | |
| Yes | 393 (23.6)a |
| ≤7 | 37 (22.2) |
| 8–14 | 130 (7.8) |
| 15–28 | 94 (5.6) |
| ≥28 | 132 (7.9) |
| Sources of pre-travel health information | |
| Yes | 424 (25.5) |
| HCDCP | 184 (11.2) |
| Family doctor/health fund service | 176 (11.2) |
| Public Health Department | 164 (9.8) |
| Internet | 112 (6.7) |
| Other doctor | 21 (1.3) |
| Hospital/medical center | 6 (0.4) |
a
Data was missing on this question.