Table 2 Travel characteristics of the 391 travellers included
Travel characteristic | Frequency %(n) |
|---|---|
Destination | 45% (177) |
South-Eastern Asia | 20% (78) |
Southern Asia | 24% (94) |
South America | 24% (94) |
Carribbean and Central America | 4%(15) |
Africa (United Republic of Tanzania only)* | 5% (20) |
Round the world | 2% (7) |
Duration of stay | |
1 week | 6% (25) |
2-3 weeks | 63% (247) |
4-6 weeks | 12% (48) |
6-12 weeks | 5% (21) |
>3 months | 13% (50) |
Reason of travel | |
Tourism | 83% (324) |
Visiting friends and relatives (VFR) | 9% (35) |
Humanitarian | 3% (13) |
Business | 3% (13) |
Expatriate | 1% (3) |
Travelling companions | |
Couple | 42% (166) |
Alone | 20% (77) |
Group organized by a travel agency | 17% (67) |
Group outside a travel agency | 11% (44) |
Family | 8% (32) |
Unknown | 1% (5) |
Rural/urban areas | |
Rural for <2 weeks | 29% (114) |
Rural for ≥ 2 weeks | 18% (72) |
Only urban | 14% (53) |
Urban and rural | 8% (30) |
Don’t know | 31% (121) |
Delay to access medical care | |
<24h | 21% (84) |
≥24h | 18% (71) |
Don’t know | 58% (228) |
Unknown | 2% (8) |
Delay to access medical care | |
0-1 | 25% (96) |
2-3 | 51% (200) |
4-5 | 24% (24) |