Health hazards reported by international travelers.
International travel projections suggest that physicians will be increasingly involved in counseling their traveling patients on the prevention of health hazards. A mail survey of 121 returning international travelers indicated that their leading problems involved drinking water (odds ratio [OR], 19.4; 95% confidence interval [CI], 9.6 to 39.1), sanitation (OR, 13.8; 95% CI, 6.9 to 27.5), jet lag (OR, 12.4; 95% CI, 6.2 to 24.6), and food (OR, 9.5; 95% CI, 4.8 to 18.8). Medication for treatment of travelers' diarrhea and countermeasures for jet lag were not significantly associated with better outcomes. Compliance with malaria chemoprophylaxis was greater than previously reported.
D000328:Adult; D003625:Data Collection; D003906:Developing Countries; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000517:prevention & control; D005506:Food Contamination; D006801:Humans; D008288:Malaria / Q000517:prevention & control; D012499:Sanitation; D014195:Travel; D014876:Water Pollution