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Table 1 Reasons mentioned by travellers for not being interested in taking RDTs

From: Self-diagnosis of malaria by travellers: a cohort study on the use of malaria rapid diagnostic tests provided by a Swiss travel clinic

Reasons for not being interested to take RDTs (multiple entries possible)

Total N = 52 (%)

Sufficient accessibility to on-site medical care

24 (46)

Reluctance to prick themselves

20 (38)

No interest, useless measure

11 (21)

Insufficient money to buy the test

8 (15)

Reluctance to carry the test

3 (6)

Risk too low to justify measure

2 (4)