Table 1 Epidemiological characteristics of the different groups of travelers affected by malaria in Barcelona (1989–2005).
Tourists N (%) | Volunteers N (%) | VFR N (%) | Recently AI N (%) | Total N (%) | p-value* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (md, IR) | 33 (27–41) | 40.5 (31–57) | 30 (21–39) | 27 (24–41) | 32.7 (15.7) | 0.02 |
Sex | ||||||
Male | 161 (61.2) | 46 (48.4) | 171 (53.9) | 55 (51.9) | 433 (55.1) | 0.001 |
Female | 102 (38.8) | 49 (51.6) | 146 (46.1) | 51 (48.1) | 348 (44.9) | |
Duration of travel (md, IR) | 30 (22–67) | 88 (32–259) | 31 (26–62) | - | 31 (25–81) | 0.81 |
Correct CP | ||||||
Yes | 8 (4.5) | 6 (10.4) | 1 (0.4) | - | 15 (2.7) | < 0.001 |
No | 46 (25.8) | 13 (22.4) | 13 (5.3) | 2 (2.9) | 74 (13.4) | |
Not taken | 124 (69.7) | 39 (67.2) | 231 (94.3) | 68 (97.1) | 462 (83.8) | |
Total | 178 (32.3) | 58 (10.5) | 245 (44.5) | 70 (12.7) | 551 (100) | |
Continent | ||||||
Asia | 26 (10) | 4 (4.2) | 26 (8.2) | 4 (3.8) | 60 (7.7) | 0.002 |
Africa | 185 (70.6) | 85 (89.5) | 272 (85.8) | 98 (92.4) | 640 (82.1) | |
America | 49 (18.7) | 6 (6.3) | 19 (6) | 4 (3.8) | 78 (10) | |
Oceania | 2 (0.7) | - | - | - | 2 (0.2) | |
Total | 262 (33.6) | 95 (12.1) | 317 (40.7) | 106 (13.6) | 780 (100) |