Pre-Travel Health Care of Immigrants Returning Home to Visit Friends and Relatives

LaRocque, Regina C.; Deshpande, Bhushan R.; Rao, Sowmya R.; Brunette, Gary W.; Sotir, Mark J.; Jentes, Emily S.; Ryan, Edward T.

doi:10.4269/ajtmh.2012.12-0460

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Pre-Travel Health Care of Immigrants Returning Home to Visit Friends and Relatives

Published Date:

Nov 13 2012

Publisher's site:

http://dx.doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.2012.12-0460 New Site Icon

Source:

Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2013; 88(2):376-380.

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Personal Authors:

LaRocque, Regina C. ; Deshpande, Bhushan R. ; Rao, Sowmya R. ; Brunette, Gary W. ; Sotir, Mark J. ; ... More ▼

Corporate Authors:

Global TravEpiNet Consortium

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Description:

Immigrants returning home to visit friends and relatives (VFR travelers) are at higher risk of travel-associated illness than other international travelers. We evaluated 3,707 VFR and 17,507 non-VFR travelers seen for pre-travel consultation in Global TravEpiNet during 2009-2011; all were traveling to resource-poor destinations. VFR travelers more commonly visited urban destinations than non-VFR travelers (42% versus 30%, P < 0.0001); 54% of VFR travelers were female, and 18% of VFR travelers were under 6 years old. VFR travelers sought health advice closer to their departure than non-VFR travelers (median days before departure was 17 versus 26, P < 0.0001). In multivariable analysis, being a VFR traveler was an independent predictor of declining a recommended vaccine. Missed opportunities for vaccination could be addressed by improving the timing of pre-travel health care and increasing the acceptance of vaccines. Making pre-travel health care available in primary care settings may be one step to this goal.

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Journal Article

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CDC Public Access

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U01CK000175/CK/NCEZID CDC HHS/United States
U19CI000514/CI/NCPDCID CDC HHS/United States

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