Knowledge, attitudes, and practices of Japanese travelers towards malaria prevention during overseas travel

Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 137-141

  Namikawa, Kyoko ^a   Kikuchi, Hitoshi ^b   Kato, Shigeo ^b   Takizawa, Yoshihiko ^c   Konta, Akehiro ^d   Iida, Tadayuki ^e   Kimura, Mikio ^f  

^a SAPPORO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Nagoya Quarantine Station   (Japan)

^c SAPPORO CITY GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^d Mita Travel Center Co Ltd   (Japan)

^e FUJITA HEALTH UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^f FUKUJUJI HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Antimosquito measures; Chemoprophylaxis; Japanese travelers; KAP study; Malaria prevention; Overseas travel

Indexed keywords

ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; CHLOROQUINE PLUS PROGUANIL; DOXYCYCLINE; FANSIDAR; INSECT REPELLENT; MEFLOQUINE;

ADULT; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; ARTICLE; ASIA; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AWARENESS; BED NET; CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMPORIATRICS; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; INSECT CONTROL; JAPANESE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; MALARIA CONTROL; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SYMPTOM; TRAVEL; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT;

ADULT; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; ANTIMALARIALS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; JAPAN; MALARIA; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; TRAVEL;

EID: 43249105685     PISSN: 14778939     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tmaid.2008.01.013     Document Type: Article

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