Table 3 The three most frequently visited countries in the CAA survey
Ghana N = 81 | Difference or regression coefficient (95% CI) | Nigeria N = 86 | Difference or regression coefficient (95% CI) | Kenya N = 132 | Difference (95% CI) | |
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Reason for Travel, n (%)a | ||||||
Business | 14 (18) | 27 (32) | 22 (17) | |||
Leisure | 66 (82) | 58 (68) | 109 (83) | |||
Of whichb: VFR | 31 (74) | 39 (74) | 23 (34) | |||
Other leisure | 11 (26) | 14 (26) | 44 (66) | |||
Knowledge score (mean) by reason | ||||||
Business | 74.5 | 70.8 | 72.9 | |||
Leisure | 70.4 | -4.1 (-15, 6.7) | 71.7 | 0.9 (-6.2, 8.0) | 69.8 | -3.0 (-9.4, 3.4) |
Perceived fatality threat of malariac | ||||||
Never kills | 0 (0) | 2 (2) | 0 (0) | |||
Occasionally kills | 44 (56) | 38 (48) | 61 (47) | |||
Often kills | 30 (38) | 37 (46) | 66 (51) | |||
Always kills | 5 (6) | 3 (4) | 3 (2) | |||
Number of trips over the last 12 months on this routed | ||||||
0 | 47 (63) | 23 (28) | 100 (77) | |||
1 or 2 | 14 (19) | 26 (32) | 18 (14) | |||
≥3 | 14 (19) | 32 (40) | 12 (9) | |||
Chemoprophylaxis regimen, n (%) | ||||||
Any prophylaxise | 62 (82) | 38 (50) | 98 (78) | |||
Of which | ||||||
Doxycycline (daily) | 14 (18) | 4 (5) | 19 (15) | |||
Mefloquine(weekly) | 17 (22) | 4 (5) | 2 (2) | |||
Atovaquone/proguanil (daily) | 28 (37) | 24 (32) | 72 (57) | |||
Chloroquine (weekly) | 2 (3) | 6 (8) | 0 (0) | |||
Other | 1 (1) | 0 (0) | 5 (4) | |||
Knowledge score by prophylaxis use (mean) | ||||||
Prophylaxis not used | 77.5 | 74.2 | 74.1 | |||
Prophylaxis used | 69.8 | -7.7 (-18, 2.9) | 69.3 | -4.9 (-12, 2.0) | 69.1 | -5.0 (-11, 0.8) |
Change in knowledge score per doubling in income | -1.41 (-3.62, 0.79) | 0.65 (-1.29, 2.60) | -0.31 (-1.92, 1.3) | |||
Advice obtained by prophylaxis use | ||||||
No prophylaxis, n (%) | ||||||
None, or non-professional | 13 (93) | 27 (71) | 16 (57) | |||
Professional | 1 (7) | 11 (29) | 12 (43) | |||
Prophylaxis, n (%) | ||||||
None, or non-professional | 4 (6) | 5 (13) | 10 (10) | |||
Professional | 58 (94) | 33 (87) | 88 (90) | |||
All travellers by advice | ||||||
None, or non-professionalf | 18 (22) | 34 (40) | 30 (23) | |||
Professional | 63 (78) | 52 (60)g | 102 (77)h |