TY - JOUR ID - 81463 TI - International Travelers’ Behaviors and Knowledge of Travel Health, Travel-Related Diseases, and Vaccinations: A Cross-Sectional Study JO - International Journal of Travel Medicine and Global Health JA - IJTMGH LA - en SN - 2322-1100 AU - Kalanlar, Bilge AU - Şenel, Makbule AU - Gürsel, Ebru Temel AU - Gönül, Nüvit AU - Bilgiç, Bünyamin AU - Aydoğan, Fulya Kahraman AU - Kan, Osman AD - Department of Public Health Nursing, Nursing Faculty, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey AD - Faculty of Nursing, Istanbul University – Cerrahpasa Florence Nightingale, Istanbul, Turkey AD - Travel Health Center, Ankara, Turkey AD - Directorate General of Health for Border and Coastal Areas, Istanbul, Turkey Y1 - 2018 PY - 2018 VL - 6 IS - 4 SP - 168 EP - 173 KW - Travel KW - Travel-Related Illness KW - Health Services KW - Vaccination DO - 10.15171/ijtmgh.2018.30 N2 - 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. UR - https://www.ijtmgh.com/article_81463.html L1 - https://www.ijtmgh.com/article_81463_c56128dc81fd35d27bdbf6caa83cdff0.pdf ER -