What do Portuguese Travellers Know About Malaria? Pre-Travel Medicine Appointment Evaluation

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Autor(a) principal: Cepeda, Joana
Data de Publicação: 2018
Outros Autores: Milheiro-Oliveira, Paula, Abreu, Cândida
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: por
eng
Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
Texto Completo: https://www.actamedicaportuguesa.com/revista/index.php/amp/article/view/10656
Resumo: Introduction: The knowledge of transmission, prevention and symptoms of malaria is essential for travellers’ safety. In real life, what do Portuguese travellers know about malaria before a Travel Medicine consultation? How can we, through this consultation, improve their knowledge?Material and Methods: Before an appointment with a specialist in Travel Medicine, 80 adult travellers filled a questionnaire that included demographic aspects, characteristics of the trip and knowledge about malaria. Data were analysed using descriptive statistics and multifactorial variance analysis.Results: The travellers’ ages fell in the range 20 - 80 years, 51% were male and 74% of the travellers had a university degree level of education. For 74% of the travellers, this was the first Travel Medicine consultation. Half of the travellers planed trips lasting no more than 14 days, mainly for tourism. The average percentage of correct answers about malaria given by a traveller was 63%. Travellers who had previously attended a Travel Medicine appointment exhibit a statistically significant difference in knowledge comparing to those who attend Travel Medicine appointment for the first time, and this was more evident in the sample composed of travellers without higher education. The clinical manifestations and prevention had the lowest number of correct answers among the travellers.Discussion: These travellers appear to have good knowledge about malaria but some misconceptions prevail.Conclusion: The Travel Medicine consultation seems important to raise awareness in the population about malaria, particularly for travellers without higher education. The prevention and the recognition of malaria symptoms must be prioritized during Travel Medicine consultations and the information given adapted to the traveller’s characteristics.
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spelling What do Portuguese Travellers Know About Malaria? Pre-Travel Medicine Appointment EvaluationO que Sabem os Viajantes Portugueses Sobre Malária? Avaliação Pré-Consulta de Medicina de ViagemMalariaPortugalTravel MedicineMaláriaMedicina de ViagemPortugalIntroduction: The knowledge of transmission, prevention and symptoms of malaria is essential for travellers’ safety. In real life, what do Portuguese travellers know about malaria before a Travel Medicine consultation? How can we, through this consultation, improve their knowledge?Material and Methods: Before an appointment with a specialist in Travel Medicine, 80 adult travellers filled a questionnaire that included demographic aspects, characteristics of the trip and knowledge about malaria. Data were analysed using descriptive statistics and multifactorial variance analysis.Results: The travellers’ ages fell in the range 20 - 80 years, 51% were male and 74% of the travellers had a university degree level of education. For 74% of the travellers, this was the first Travel Medicine consultation. Half of the travellers planed trips lasting no more than 14 days, mainly for tourism. The average percentage of correct answers about malaria given by a traveller was 63%. Travellers who had previously attended a Travel Medicine appointment exhibit a statistically significant difference in knowledge comparing to those who attend Travel Medicine appointment for the first time, and this was more evident in the sample composed of travellers without higher education. The clinical manifestations and prevention had the lowest number of correct answers among the travellers.Discussion: These travellers appear to have good knowledge about malaria but some misconceptions prevail.Conclusion: The Travel Medicine consultation seems important to raise awareness in the population about malaria, particularly for travellers without higher education. The prevention and the recognition of malaria symptoms must be prioritized during Travel Medicine consultations and the information given adapted to the traveller’s characteristics.Introdução: O conhecimento das formas de transmissão, prevenção e clínica de malária é fundamental para a proteção dos viajantes nas deslocações para zonas endémicas. O que sabem os viajantes portugueses sobre malária previamente à consulta de Medicina de Viagem? Como poderemos através dessas consultas colmatar falhas nesse conhecimento?Material e Métodos: A 80 viajantes adultos, foi solicitado, antes da entrada na consulta, o preenchimento de um questionário dividido em dados demográficos, características da viagem e questões sobre malária. Na análise estatística dos resultados usámos métodos de Estatística Descritiva e de Análise de Variância Multifatorial.Resultados: Os viajantes tinham idades entre 20 - 80 anos, 51% eram do sexo masculino e 74% tinham escolaridade superior. Para 74% dos viajantes esta foi a primeira Consulta de Medicina de Viagem. Em metade dos viajantes a duração da viagem era inferior a 14 dias e maioritariamente viajaram por lazer. Em média cada viajante respondeu corretamente a 63% das questões. Viajantes com consultas prévias evidenciam uma diferença estatísticamente significativa nesse conhecimento relativamente aos que recorrem pela primeira vez, que, na nossa amostra, se observou sobretudo nos viajantes que não têm escolaridade superior. O reconhecimento de manifestações clínicas e formas de prevenção revelam menos respostas corretas.Discussão: Nestes viajantes os conhecimentos sobre malária revelaram-se razoáveis mas persistem conceções erradas.Conclusão: A consulta de Medicina de Viagem é importante para o conhecimento sobre malária, sobretudo nos viajantes sem escolaridade superior. 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O que Sabem os Viajantes Portugueses Sobre Malária? Avaliação Pré-Consulta de Medicina de Viagem
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spellingShingle What do Portuguese Travellers Know About Malaria? Pre-Travel Medicine Appointment Evaluation
Cepeda, Joana
Malaria
Portugal
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Medicina de Viagem
Portugal
title_short What do Portuguese Travellers Know About Malaria? Pre-Travel Medicine Appointment Evaluation
title_full What do Portuguese Travellers Know About Malaria? Pre-Travel Medicine Appointment Evaluation
title_fullStr What do Portuguese Travellers Know About Malaria? Pre-Travel Medicine Appointment Evaluation
title_full_unstemmed What do Portuguese Travellers Know About Malaria? Pre-Travel Medicine Appointment Evaluation
title_sort What do Portuguese Travellers Know About Malaria? Pre-Travel Medicine Appointment Evaluation
author Cepeda, Joana
author_facet Cepeda, Joana
Milheiro-Oliveira, Paula
Abreu, Cândida
author_role author
author2 Milheiro-Oliveira, Paula
Abreu, Cândida
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Milheiro-Oliveira, Paula
Abreu, Cândida
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Malaria
Portugal
Travel Medicine
Malária
Medicina de Viagem
Portugal
topic Malaria
Portugal
Travel Medicine
Malária
Medicina de Viagem
Portugal
description Introduction: The knowledge of transmission, prevention and symptoms of malaria is essential for travellers’ safety. In real life, what do Portuguese travellers know about malaria before a Travel Medicine consultation? How can we, through this consultation, improve their knowledge?Material and Methods: Before an appointment with a specialist in Travel Medicine, 80 adult travellers filled a questionnaire that included demographic aspects, characteristics of the trip and knowledge about malaria. Data were analysed using descriptive statistics and multifactorial variance analysis.Results: The travellers’ ages fell in the range 20 - 80 years, 51% were male and 74% of the travellers had a university degree level of education. For 74% of the travellers, this was the first Travel Medicine consultation. Half of the travellers planed trips lasting no more than 14 days, mainly for tourism. The average percentage of correct answers about malaria given by a traveller was 63%. Travellers who had previously attended a Travel Medicine appointment exhibit a statistically significant difference in knowledge comparing to those who attend Travel Medicine appointment for the first time, and this was more evident in the sample composed of travellers without higher education. The clinical manifestations and prevention had the lowest number of correct answers among the travellers.Discussion: These travellers appear to have good knowledge about malaria but some misconceptions prevail.Conclusion: The Travel Medicine consultation seems important to raise awareness in the population about malaria, particularly for travellers without higher education. The prevention and the recognition of malaria symptoms must be prioritized during Travel Medicine consultations and the information given adapted to the traveller’s characteristics.
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