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Table 3 Travellers’ reasons for intending to take or not take RDTs for a future similar trip (open question analysed and categorized)

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 taking RDT again (multiple entries possible)

Total N = 488

Reasons for NOT taking RDT again (multiple entries possible)

Total N = 55

220 “Reassuring”

9 “Good health infrastructures on-site”a

53 “To avoid unnecessary treatment”

7 “I am not at risk”, “I avoid risk areas”

28 “Especially useful when travelling with children”

5 “Prophylaxis will be enough”

11 “Convenient, practical”

5 “Useless”

8 “Help to react more quickly, autonomy”

4 “Protection against mosquito bites is enough”

1 “I will take prophylaxis and RDT, even in a low-risk area, because I already experienced malaria”

1 “Thought of being able to distinguish malaria symptoms from other origin”

167 No reason mentioned

24 No reason mentioned

  1. aBut one would still take RDT if travelling with children