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Travelers’ Attitudes, Behaviors, and Practices on the Prevention of Infectious Diseases: A Study for Non-European Destinations

Background: The aim of this study was to improve our comprehension of the attitudes, behaviors, and practices related to the health risks of travel to non-European destinations. Methods: This cross-sectional study utilized an online questionnaire disseminated through social networks. Results: About...

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Autores principales: Bechini, Angela, Zanobini, Patrizio, Zanella, Beatrice, Ancillotti, Leonardo, Moscadelli, Andrea, Bonanni, Paolo, Boccalini, Sara
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Publicado: MDPI 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8002973/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33803553
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18063110
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author Bechini, Angela
Zanobini, Patrizio
Zanella, Beatrice
Ancillotti, Leonardo
Moscadelli, Andrea
Bonanni, Paolo
Boccalini, Sara
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Zanobini, Patrizio
Zanella, Beatrice
Ancillotti, Leonardo
Moscadelli, Andrea
Bonanni, Paolo
Boccalini, Sara
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description Background: The aim of this study was to improve our comprehension of the attitudes, behaviors, and practices related to the health risks of travel to non-European destinations. Methods: This cross-sectional study utilized an online questionnaire disseminated through social networks. Results: About 79% of the respondents reported that they informed themselves or would inform themselves about travel-related health risks before departure. The most used sources of information were the Internet (52%) and health professionals (42%). Older age groups were positively associated with seeking pretravel health information (OR = 2.44, CI 95%: 1.18–5.01, in the age group 25–34 years and OR = 14.6, CI 95%: 1.77–119.50, in subjects over 65 years). Travelers visiting friends and relatives (VFRs) were less likely to seek health information (OR = 0.49; CI 95%: 0.26–0.95). About 13.9% of participants had doubts about the practice of vaccination. Those who sought information on social media had a higher probability of refusing vaccination (OR = 3.24; CI 95%: 1.02–10.19). Conclusions: The data demonstrate that VFRs and the younger population are less informed about travel risks compared with other travelers. This study also revealed the importance that digital information assumes for travelers. Therefore, decisive efforts should be made to ensure that travelers can find correct and reliable information on the Web, particularly on social media.
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spelling pubmed-80029732021-03-28 Travelers’ Attitudes, Behaviors, and Practices on the Prevention of Infectious Diseases: A Study for Non-European Destinations Bechini, Angela Zanobini, Patrizio Zanella, Beatrice Ancillotti, Leonardo Moscadelli, Andrea Bonanni, Paolo Boccalini, Sara Int J Environ Res Public Health Article Background: The aim of this study was to improve our comprehension of the attitudes, behaviors, and practices related to the health risks of travel to non-European destinations. Methods: This cross-sectional study utilized an online questionnaire disseminated through social networks. Results: About 79% of the respondents reported that they informed themselves or would inform themselves about travel-related health risks before departure. The most used sources of information were the Internet (52%) and health professionals (42%). Older age groups were positively associated with seeking pretravel health information (OR = 2.44, CI 95%: 1.18–5.01, in the age group 25–34 years and OR = 14.6, CI 95%: 1.77–119.50, in subjects over 65 years). Travelers visiting friends and relatives (VFRs) were less likely to seek health information (OR = 0.49; CI 95%: 0.26–0.95). About 13.9% of participants had doubts about the practice of vaccination. Those who sought information on social media had a higher probability of refusing vaccination (OR = 3.24; CI 95%: 1.02–10.19). Conclusions: The data demonstrate that VFRs and the younger population are less informed about travel risks compared with other travelers. This study also revealed the importance that digital information assumes for travelers. Therefore, decisive efforts should be made to ensure that travelers can find correct and reliable information on the Web, particularly on social media. MDPI 2021-03-18 /pmc/articles/PMC8002973/ /pubmed/33803553 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18063110 Text en © 2021 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Bechini, Angela
Zanobini, Patrizio
Zanella, Beatrice
Ancillotti, Leonardo
Moscadelli, Andrea
Bonanni, Paolo
Boccalini, Sara
Travelers’ Attitudes, Behaviors, and Practices on the Prevention of Infectious Diseases: A Study for Non-European Destinations
title Travelers’ Attitudes, Behaviors, and Practices on the Prevention of Infectious Diseases: A Study for Non-European Destinations
title_full Travelers’ Attitudes, Behaviors, and Practices on the Prevention of Infectious Diseases: A Study for Non-European Destinations
title_fullStr Travelers’ Attitudes, Behaviors, and Practices on the Prevention of Infectious Diseases: A Study for Non-European Destinations
title_full_unstemmed Travelers’ Attitudes, Behaviors, and Practices on the Prevention of Infectious Diseases: A Study for Non-European Destinations
title_short Travelers’ Attitudes, Behaviors, and Practices on the Prevention of Infectious Diseases: A Study for Non-European Destinations
title_sort travelers’ attitudes, behaviors, and practices on the prevention of infectious diseases: a study for non-european destinations
topic Article
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8002973/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33803553
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18063110
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