Volume 13, Number 2—February 2007
Research
Imported Infectious Disease and Purpose of Travel, Switzerland
Lukas Fenner*1, Rainer Weber*, Robert Steffen*, and Patricia Schlagenhauf*
Table 1
Demographics data on persons included in the study whose purpose of travel was visiting friends and relatives (VFR) versus traditional travelers (travelers)
| Travelers, no. (%) n = 217 | VFR, no. (%) n = 121 | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sex | |||
| Male | 119 (54.8) | 61 (50.4) | 0.43 |
| Female | 98 (45.2) | 60 (49.6) | |
| Age (y) | |||
| Median | 32 | 39 | 0.008 |
| Interquartile range | 32–46 | 26–45 | |
| Patient type | |||
| Outpatient | 185 (84.5) | 84 (70.6) | 0.002 |
| Inpatient | 34 (15.5) | 35 (29.4) | |
| Travel duration (d) | |||
| Median | 15 | 21 | 0.006 |
| Interquartile range | 11–24 | 14–31 | |
| Sought pretravel advice? | |||
| Yes | 65 (67) | 18 (20) | 0.0001 |
| No | 32 (33) | 70 (80) | |
| Traveled region | |||
| Sub-Saharan Africa | 43 (19.81) | 27 (22.31) | |
| Asia | 61 (28.11) | 21 (17.35) | |
| Eastern Europe | 6 (2.76) | 21 (17.35) | |
| Central/South America | 22 (10.13) | 9 (7.43) | |
| All other regions | 85 (39.17) | 43 (35.53) |
