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Alternative Title:
Am J Trop Med Hyg
Publisher's site:
http://dx.doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.2012.12-0460
Personal Author:
LaRocque, Regina C. ; Deshpande, Bhushan R. ; Rao, Sowmya R. ; Brunette, Gary W. ; Sotir, Mark J. ; ... More +
LaRocque, Regina C. ; Deshpande, Bhushan R. ; Rao, Sowmya R. ; Brunette, Gary W. ; Sotir, Mark J. ; Jentes, Emily S. ; Ryan, Edward T. ; Less -
Corporate Authors:
Global TravEpiNet Consortium ;
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.
Subject:
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Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Articles
Child
Child, Preschool
Cohort Studies
Communicable Disease Control
Delivery Of Health Care
Emigrants And Immigrants
Female
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Health Planning Guidelines
Humans
Logistic Models
Male
Middle Aged
Multivariate Analysis
Public Health
Travel
Vaccination
Young Adult

Source:
Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2013; 88(2):376-380.
Document Type:
Journal Article ;
Funding:
U01CK000175/CK/NCEZID CDC HHS/United States ; U19CI000514/CI/NCPDCID CDC HHS/United States ;
U01CK000175/CK/NCEZID CDC HHS/United States ; U19CI000514/CI/NCPDCID CDC HHS/United States ; Less -
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CDC Public Access
Main Document Checksum:
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urn:sha256:c730bdcd1d9ed707787191b402399121282e8833e2bbefd25b17ded3692d8384
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