Abstract
Abstract
Factors associated with the pre-travel health preparation of the
2011 internationally
traveling population of New Jersey
The number of travelers crossing international borders has
increased steadily over
the past fifty years, from 25 million international tourist
arrivals in 1950, to 935 million
in 2009.(1) International travelers may be susceptible to unique
health risks based on
several factors including their destination and their purpose of
travel. Though more
people are traveling internationally, few seek pre-travel health
advice before departure.
Data from 843 New Jersey adults who reported traveling
internationally in the past 12
months were derived from a state-added travel medicine module on
the 2011 Behavioral
Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS). Logistic regression was
utilized to examine
factors associated with attendance at a pre-travel health
consultation. Overall, 14% of
travelers attended a pre-travel health consultation. Those
traveling to a high-risk
destination were 4.3 times more likely to seek a pre-travel
consultation than those
traveling to a low risk country after adjusting for other factors.
Although travelers going
to a medium risk country made up the largest group of travelers,
only 11% attended a
pre-travel consultation. Despite risks involved in international
travel, pre-travel health
consultation attendance remains low.
Table of Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Abstract...1
Background...2
Aims...9
Methods...10
Results...14
Discussion...18
Public Health Implications and Future Directions...20
References...25
Tables...27
Appendices...31
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