Population-based surveillance of medical tourism among US residents from 11 states and territories: Findings from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
| Autor: | Rhett J. Stoney, Joanna Gaines, Allison Taylor Walker, Phyllis E. Kozarsky |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Microbiology (medical)
Epidemiology 030231 tropical medicine Population Medical tourism Destinations Article Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Medical Tourism Humans Medicine 030212 general & internal medicine education Socioeconomic status Travel education.field_of_study Insurance Health Descriptive statistics business.industry Regression analysis United States Infectious Diseases Population Surveillance TRIPS architecture business Demography |
| Zdroj: | Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol |
| ISSN: | 1559-6834 0899-823X |
| Popis: | Objective:To describe medical tourism among a subset of US residents; identify possible indicators for medical tourism.Methods:The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention collaborated with 11 states and territories to ask 6 questions about medical tourism, using the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System. Data collected from January 1, 2016, through December 31, 2016, included whether respondents traveled internationally for preplanned care, travel reasons and destinations, procedures received, and occurrence and treatment of complications. A descriptive analysis of demographics, socioeconomic status and health access variables was performed, and a regression model with a log-link function and Poisson distribution was used to estimate prevalence ratios (PR) for medical tourism.Results:Of 93,492 respondents, 517 (0.55%) traveled internationally during the previous year for care. Mexico was the most common destination (41% of trips). Dentistry accounted for 55% of treatments. Complications from care received abroad were reported by 5% of medical tourists; 67% sought care upon returning to the United States. The prevalence of medical tourism was 1.32% (95% CI, 1.00–1.64). The prevalence of medical tourism was higher in Hispanics and non-whites (PR, 3.97; 95% CI, 2.48–6.32) and higher among those without current health insurance (PR, 2.70; 95% CI, 1.69–4.34).Conclusions:This is the largest collection of population-based surveillance data describing medical tourism among US residents from multiple states and territories. Understanding the demographic and socioeconomic factors associated with medical tourism can inform evidence-based recommendations for travelers and clinicians who may advise or care for these individuals before, during, or after travel. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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