title: [Vulnerability and health problems while traveling: the viewpoint of the tourist in the city of Rio de Janeiro].
abstract: This article examines how a group of tourists perceives health issues related to safety, prevention and health care during their travels. Interviews were conducted with Brazilian tourists visiting the city of Rio de Janeiro, as well as local residents leaving the city on trips. The interviews were analyzed in accordance with the dimensions of vulnerability, information, prevention and health care, from which vulnerability emerged as a category of analysis. The reports of the trajectory of the tourists made it possible to identify problems and opportunities that could be used by the health sector for actions of prevention and promotion. The means of transport determines the trajectory of tourists and their security alternatives. Traveling in groups and visiting tourist attractions are seen as protective factors, which reinforces the role of information and social support networks as resources used by tourists in the absence of specific policies geared to this highly mobile and vulnerable population group.
authors: Departamento de Turismo, Instituto de Geografia, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ. vanina.silva@uerj.br
authors: Vanina
authors: V
authors: Matos
authors: Christovam
authors: C
authors: Barcellos
authors: Luiz Octávio de Lima
authors: LO
authors: Camargo
mesh_terms: D001938:Brazil; D002947:Cities; D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D014195:Travel