%0 Journal Article %T International Travelers’ Behaviors and Knowledge of Travel Health, Travel-Related Diseases, and Vaccinations: A Cross-Sectional Study %J International Journal of Travel Medicine and Global Health %I International Travel Medicine Center of Iran %Z 2322-1100 %A Kalanlar, Bilge %A Şenel, Makbule %A Gürsel, Ebru Temel %A Gönül, Nüvit %A Bilgiç, Bünyamin %A Aydoğan, Fulya Kahraman %A Kan, Osman %D 2018 %\ 12/01/2018 %V 6 %N 4 %P 168-173 %! International Travelers’ Behaviors and Knowledge of Travel Health, Travel-Related Diseases, and Vaccinations: A Cross-Sectional Study %K Travel %K Travel-Related Illness %K Health Services %K Vaccination %R 10.15171/ijtmgh.2018.30 %X Introduction: Travel health centers offer very important health services for individuals traveling abroad. Little is known about the health status and knowledge of travel health, travel-related diseases, and vaccinations of individuals who travel abroad and visit travel health centers. This research studied travelers who visited a travel health center in order to evaluate their behavior and knowledge of travel health, travel-related diseases, and vaccinations. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted with 407 participants between June and September 2018, the busiest time for international travel. It was administered at a travel health center attached to the Directorate General of Health for Border and Coastal Areas of Turkey. Results: The results indicated that 78.6% of participants did not obtain travel health insurance before their trip, and 63.6% did not prepare a travel health kit for their trip. Moreover, 61.4% reported that they did not know about the health conditions and practices of their destination country. Individuals traveling for business did more research on travel-related diseases compared to those traveling for other reasons. Additionally, 61.3% of individuals who rated themselves healthy sought information about the health conditions at their travel destinations. Conclusion: The current study showed that the knowledge and healthcare practices among international travelers are inadequate. Raising awareness is needed to create a positive behavioral change in people’s travel health practices. %U https://www.ijtmgh.com/article_81463_c56128dc81fd35d27bdbf6caa83cdff0.pdf