| Autor: |
Oluwatosin Samson Jegede, Grace Ijitade, Oyedoyin Aanu Fatoye, Timilehin Mercy Jegede, Nicholas Aderinto, Oluwafunmilayo Adenike Oguntoye, Oluwatosin Oluwagbenga Oguntoye, Oluwatosin Ruth Ilori, Olugbemiga Lanre Abodunrin, Adenike Iyanuoluwa Olugbenga-Bello, James Bamidele, Dauda Bayo Parakoyi |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2023 |
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| Zdroj: |
Tropical Diseases, Travel Medicine and Vaccines, Vol 9, Iss 1, Pp 1-11 (2023) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
2055-0936 |
| DOI: |
10.1186/s40794-023-00207-8 |
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Abstract Background International Health Regulations (IHR) were developed by the World Health Organization (WHO) to curb the trans-border spread of epidemics. To our knowledge, no airport-based studies have assessed travelers’ health practices against a combination of diseases subject to IHR 2005. Therefore, we aimed to generate and describe the baseline travelers’ pre-travel health practices towards Cholera, Yellow Fever (YF), and Plague at Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) in Nigeria. Methods A cross-sectional study was employed to collect data from 486 international travelers using a multistage sampling technique. Pre-travel health practices (a combination of pre-travel consultation, pre-travel vaccination, and preventive measures against insect bites) were assessed using an interviewer-administered questionnaire. Logistic regression models were used to estimates the association between selected variables and pre-travel health practices. Statistical significance level was set at 5%. Results A total of 479 complete questionnaires were analyzed. The median age of respondents was 34.0 years Interquartile range (IQR) = 28.0, 44.0). Of the total respondents, 311 (64.3%) were aware of pre-travel health consultation and sources of information, amongst others, including friends/relatives in 180 (37.6%) travelers, social media/internet in 155 (32.4%) travelers, and health professionals in 102 (21.3%) travelers. Two hundred and seventy-one (56.6%) had pre-travel consultation, 156 (32.6%) had YF vaccination, and 226 (47.2%) were prepared to use preventive measures against insect bites. Only 10.6% had good pre-travel practices against the diseases subject to 2 International Health Regulations (IHR). Travelers with bachelor/college degrees, when compared to those with secondary/high education, had 2.91 times higher odds of having good practices when adjusting for other factors (95% C.I: 1.10, 7.70; p |
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