Travel medicine physician adherence to guidelines for the emergency self treatment of malaria.
Few studies have examined emergency self treatment (EST) antimalarial prescribing patterns. 110 physician-members of the Travel Medicine Society of Ireland and British Global and Travel Health Association participated in this study. There was a trend towards the prescription of EST for travel to remote low-risk malaria areas; for long-term residents living in low-risk areas; and for frequent travellers to low-risk areas. This study provides insights into the use of EST in travellers' malaria.
School of Medicine, National University of Ireland Galway, Galway, Ireland.|School of Medicine, International Medical University, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Gerard T
GT
Flaherty
School of Medicine, National University of Ireland Galway, Galway, Ireland.
Lucas M
LM
Walden
British Global and Travel Health Association, UK.
Michael
M
Townend
D018890:Chemoprevention / Q000379:methods; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D019983:Guideline Adherence / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006291:Health Policy; D006801:Humans; D007494:Ireland; D008288:Malaria / Q000517:prevention & control*; D055118:Medication Adherence; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians'; D014195:Travel; D057236:Travel Medicine / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006113:United Kingdom
Malaria; chemoprophylaxis; emergency self treatment; travel