在一个大都市地区调查有关旅行相关传染病预防的认识
Francesca Pennino1, Claudio Fiorilla1, Michele Sorrentino1
1Department of Public Health, "Federico II" University, Via Sergio Pansini No. 5, 80131 Naples, Italy.
Tropical medicine and infectious disease
|October 27, 2023
概括
国际旅行增加了传染病的风险. 这项研究发现,对旅行相关传染病的知识和积极态度与年龄,性别,教育和非吸烟习惯等人口统计数据有关.
科学领域:
- 流行病学 流行病学
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
背景情况:
- 国际旅行正在增加,导致旅行相关传染病的增加.
- 这构成了全球卫生挑战,预计到2030年将影响超过2.5亿人.
- 经济影响包括由于疾病根除努力而造成的旅游业损失估计为120亿美元.
研究的目的:
- 调查人口因素与有关旅行相关传染病的知识,态度和行为之间的关系.
- 确定影响旅行者公共卫生意识和实践的关键决定因素.
- 为制定有针对性的公共卫生干预措施提供信息.
主要方法:
- 在意大利那不勒斯的1191个人中进行了横截面调查.
- 用多个线性回归模型分析数据.
- 评估了人口变量,知识,态度和行为得分.
主要成果:
- 知识与年龄,女性性别,不吸烟,单身和高等教育有关.
- 积极的态度与女性性别,非吸烟,单身,高等教育和更多知识有关.
- 行为与非吸烟习惯以及更高水平的知识和态度有显著的关联.
结论:
- 人口统计因素对与旅行相关的传染病的知识和态度有很大影响.
- 提高知识和培养积极态度对于促进更安全的旅行行为至关重要.
- 公共卫生计划应侧重于提高一般人口对旅行健康的认识和行为.
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