2017年至2021年秘鲁国际旅行者死亡原因,秘鲁
Kasim Allel1,2,3, Miguel M Cabada4,5, Collen Lau3
1Department of Disease Control, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London WC1E 7HT, UK.
Journal of travel medicine
|December 21, 2023
概括
2017-2021年间,秘鲁的国际旅行者死亡人数增加,主要是由于非传染性疾病 (NCD),传染性疾病和伤害. 旅行前的建议可以显著减少秘鲁旅行者的这些风险.
科学领域:
- 医学研究 医学研究
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 流行病学 流行病学
背景情况:
- 国际旅游者的福祉和安全是各国政府和利益相关者的关键问题.
- 旅行者死亡率及其原因是目的地安全的关键指标.
- 这项研究考察了秘鲁国际旅行者的流行病学和死亡原因.
研究的目的:
- 分析秘鲁国际旅行者的发病率和死亡原因.
- 确定特定的风险因素和旅行者死亡率的潜在预防措施.
- 为公共卫生策略和旅行医学咨询提供信息.
主要方法:
- 利用了秘鲁政府的死亡证明登记数据,从2017年1月到2021年12月.
- 死亡原因分为非传染性疾病 (NCD),传染性疾病和伤害.
- 通过旅行前的医疗咨询评估了降低风险的潜力.
主要成果:
- 在国际旅行者中记录了1514例死亡,发病率从每10,000名旅行者中从0.2增加到9.9例死亡 (2017-2021).
- 非传染性疾病 (37%) 是主要的原因,其次是传染性疾病 (32%) 和伤害 (21%).
- 癌症,心血管疾病,COVID-19和创伤是主要原因;伤害死亡率在年轻男性中较高,NCD在老年旅行者中较高,并且在不同年龄的男性中具有传染性疾病. 57.7%的死亡是可能通过旅行前的建议来预防的.
结论:
- 秘鲁旅行者的死亡率呈现上升趋势.
- 非传染病,传染病和伤害是主要的死亡原因.
- 优化适合年龄,性别和目的地特定风险的旅行前医疗建议,以及改善紧急响应,可以减少秘鲁的旅行者死亡率.
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