title: Pre-Travel Medical Preparation of Business and Occupational Travelers: An Analysis of the Global TravEpiNet Consortium, 2009 to 2012.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The aim of the study was to understand more about pre-travel preparations and itineraries of business and occupational travelers.
  
  
  METHODS
  De-identified data from 18 Global TravEpiNet clinics from January 2009 to December 2012 were analyzed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Of 23,534 travelers, 61% were non-occupational and 39% occupational. Business travelers were more likely to be men, had short times to departure and shorter trip durations, and commonly refused influenza, meningococcal, and hepatitis B vaccines. Most business travelers indicated that employers suggested the pre-travel health consultation, whereas non-occupational travelers sought consultations because of travel health concerns.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Sub-groups of occupational travelers have characteristic profiles, with business travelers being particularly distinct. Employers play a role in encouraging business travelers to seek pre-travel consultations. Such consultations, even if scheduled immediately before travel, can identify vaccination gaps and increase coverage.
authors.affiliation: Division of Global Migration and Quarantine (Ms Khan, Dr Jentes, Dr Brown, Ms Han, Dr Kozarsky), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia; Department of Quantitative Health Sciences (Dr Rao), University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester; Center for Health Quality (Dr Rao), Outcomes & Economics Research, Bedford VA Medical Center, Massachusetts; Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases (Dr Hagmann), Bronx Lebanon Hospital Center; Department of Pediatrics (Dr Hagmann), Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York; Travelers' Advice and Immunization Center (Dr LaRocque, Dr Ryan), Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
authors.forename: Nomana M
authors.initials: NM
authors.lastname: Khan
authors.forename: Emily S
authors.initials: ES
authors.lastname: Jentes
authors.forename: Clive
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.forename: Pauline
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Han
authors.forename: Sowmya R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Rao
authors.forename: Phyllis
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kozarsky
authors.forename: Stefan H F
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Hagmann
authors.forename: Regina C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: LaRocque
authors.forename: Edward T
authors.initials: ET
authors.lastname: Ryan
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000962:Antimalarials / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003132:Commerce / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007899:Leisure Activities; D008297:Male; D008493:Medical Missions / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008875:Middle Aged; D016272:Occupational Health / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012017:Referral and Consultation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D013997:Time Factors; D014195:Travel; D016312:Treatment Refusal / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014612:Vaccines; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D000962:Antimalarials; D014612:Vaccines