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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Jan 23.
Published in final edited form as: J Travel Med. 2010 Nov-Dec;17(6):387–391. doi: 10.1111/j.1708-8305.2010.00457.x

Table 3.

Sources of health information among travelers to LLMI countries who pursued health information prior to departure*

Source All respondents
(n = 259)		 VFR
(n = 35)		 Non-VFR
(n = 224)
Internet 110 (43%) 11 (31%) 99 (44%)
Primary care practitioner† 98 (38%) 20 (57%) 78 (35%)
Travel medicine specialist 77 (30%) 1 (3%) 76 (34%)
CDC website 53 (20%) 6 (17%) 47 (21%)
Travel book 26 (10%) 2 (6%) 24 (11%)
Travel agent/trip organizer 24 (9%) 1 (3%) 23 (10%)
Employer 7 (3%) 0 7 (3%)

LLMI = low or low-middle income; VFR = visiting friends and relatives.

*

Survey respondents could select more than one source of health information.

†

p < 0.05 for comparison between VFR and other travelers.