Table 2 Categories of travellers which were proposed RDT travel kits
Travellers’ category (multiple entries possible) | Total N = 691 n (%) |
|---|---|
Long-term traveller (>Â 3Â months) | 478 (69%) |
Traveller to remote areas | 397 (57%) |
Traveller’s request | 117 (17%) |
Health care professional | 97 (14%) |
Humanitarian worker | 77 (11%) |
Refusal to take chemoprophylaxisa | 68 (10%) |
Short-stay frequent traveller | 30 (4%) |
Others | 32 (5%) |
 Travellers with children | 12 |
 Pregnancy (known/desired) | 8 |
 Expatriate | 8 |
 Visiting friends and relatives (VFR) | 2 |
 Fear of serious drug interactionb | 2 |
 Other reason, not specified | 20 |