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Factors associated with risk behavior in travelers to tropical
                and subtropical regions

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BACKGROUND: Recent decades have seen a rise in population
                movements and, therefore, the spread of tropical diseases and
                changes in the epidemiology of global disease patterns. Only 50%
                of travelers to tropical areas receive pre-travel advice and
                most of them present risk behaviors for acquiring infections.
                The aim of this study was to describe the clinical and
                epidemiological characteristics of travelers and identify
                factors associated with risk behaviors. METHODS: We made a
                retrospective, descriptive and analytical study of 772 travelers
                consulting a tropical medicine clinic in Barcelona in 2010. Data
                on demographic and clinical variables, travel characteristics
                and risk behaviors were collected. RESULTS: Among all travelers
                studied, 65.8% (466/708) received pre-travel advice and 30.7%
                (209/680) took malaria prophylaxis. At least one risk behavior
                was reported by 82.6% (587/711) of travelers. People travelling
                for 1-6 months had a 3-fold higher likelihood of experiencing
                risk behaviors than people travelling for <1 month (95% CI
                1.54-5.81, p=0.001), and those travelling for >6 months had a
                13-fold higher likelihood (95% CI 3.11-56.14, p<0.001)
                compared with the same group. Increasing age was associated with
                presenting less risk behaviors. CONCLUSIONS: Younger travelers
                and those making longer trips have a higher number of risk
                behaviors. Strategies emphasizing advice on risk behavior should
                focus on these groups.

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Versió postprint del document publicat a:
                http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/inthealth/ihu076

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Articles publicats en revistes (ISGlobal)

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Factors associated with risk behavior in travelers to tropical
                and subtropical regions