Table 6 Post-travel practices among travellers
Parameter | Frequency, n=155 who travelled to endemic regions (Percentage %) |
|---|---|
If you or a member of your family does not feel well after a trip to an endemic regiona, you:* | |
Go to hospital emergency | 73 (47) |
Go to family doctor | 64 (41) |
Use a home treatment | 25 (16) |
Go to pharmacy | 15 (10) |
Consult traditional practitioner | 3 (2) |
Other | 5 (3) |
If you or your family member has a fever after a trip to an endemic regiona you:* | |
Go to hospital emergency | 77 (50) |
Go to family doctor | 62 (40) |
Use a home treatment | 20 (13) |
Go to pharmacy | 21 (14) |
Consult traditional practitioner | 5 (3) |
Other | 6 (4) |
After a trip to an endemic regiona , you or your child do not feel well and you go to the hospital, you: | |
Tell the doctor about your trip | 136 (88) |
Do not tell the doctor about your trip | 4 (3) |
You do not know | 14 (9) |
No answer | 1 (1) |
After a trip to an endemic regiona , you or your child do not feel well and you go to the hospital. The doctor: | |
Asks you about your trip to an endemic region | 100 (65) |
Does not ask you about your trip to an endemic region | 13 (8) |
You do not know | 41 (26) |
No answer | 1 (1) |