Chikungunya Disease Awareness Among U.S. Travelers to Caribbean Destinations
محل انتشار: مجله پزشکی سفر و بهداشت جهانی، دوره: 5، شماره: 1
سال انتشار: 1396
نوع سند: مقاله ژورنالی
زبان: انگلیسی
مشاهده: 107
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JR_IJTMGH-5-1_004
تاریخ نمایه سازی: 17 تیر 1402
چکیده مقاله:
Introduction: This study investigated chikungunya disease awareness and its predictors, the level of adoption of recommended personal protective behaviors against chikungunya, and the health information-seeking behavior of U.S. travelers to Caribbean destinations.Methods: A cross-sectional retrospective online survey of ۶۵۳ adult U.S. international travelers who visited any one of ۳۴ Caribbean destinations was conducted in October ۲۰۱۵. Study participants were recruited through Amazon® Mechanical Turk. Travelers who met the inclusion criteria and gave informed consent were subsequently redirected to complete the survey which was domiciled in Qualtrics®.Results: Results regarding health information-seeking behavior indicated that ۵۱% of study participants had never sought information about chikungunya or any vector-borne illnesses. Only thirty percent of study participants reported having heard of chikungunya disease before participating in this study. After adjusting for the presence of other variables in a logistic regression model, gender of female, higher levels of education, more time spent at the destination, and a higher number of hours spent engaging in outdoor activities were factors significantly associated with chikungunya disease awareness. Study results also showed that twenty-two percent of study participants did not engage in any of the three recommended personal protective behaviors under investigation.Conclusion: Study findings highlighted a gap in existing approaches to health information dissemination vis-à-vis adoption of recommended personal protective behaviors, especially for U.S. travelers at risk for chikungunya and other emerging mosquito-borne infectious diseases in Caribbean destinations.
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Oghenekaro Omodior
Department of Recreation, Park and Tourism Studies, School of Public Health, Indiana University Bloomington, Bloomington, USA
Lori Pennington-Gray
Department of Tourism, Recreation & Sport Management, University of Florida, Gainesville, USA
Stephen Holland
Department of Tourism, Recreation & Sport Management, University of Florida, Gainesville, USA
Brijesh Thapa
Department of Tourism, Recreation & Sport Management, University of Florida, Gainesville, USA
Spiro Kiousis
College of Journalism and Communications, University of Florida, Gainesville, USA
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