Travellers returning to Sweden with falciparum malaria: Pre-travel advice, behaviour, chemoprophylaxis and diagnostic delay

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We have investigated pre-travel advice, behaviour, chemoprophylaxis and diagnostic delay in travellers returning to Sweden with falciparum malaria. Questionnaires were distributed to patients having been notified with falciparum malaria from 1994 to 2001. Of 408 notified patients, 237 (58%) returned the questionnaires; 62% were males and 43% above the age of 45 y. Africa was the travel destination in 90% of the cases, and 27% had travelled to Kenya. 69% had spent more than 1 night in the countryside, and 6% had stayed in modern urban areas only. 40% took an adequate dose of chemoprophylaxis, although this proportion decreased from 55% to 12% during the study period. Nine per cent used both bed nets and mosquito repellents regularly. The median time from onset of symptoms to contact with health care professionals was 2 d, and from that contact to start of malaria treatment the median time was less than 24 h.

Ekdahl, KKarolinska Institutet (författare)
Janzon, R (författare)
Braconier, Jean HenrikLund University,Lunds universitet,Infektionsmedicin,Sektion III,Institutionen för kliniska vetenskaper, Lund,Medicinska fakulteten,Infection Medicine (BMC),Section III,Department of Clinical Sciences, Lund,Faculty of Medicine(Swepub:lu)infe-jbr (författare)
Bronner, UKarolinska Institutet (författare)
Hellgren, UKarolinska Institutet (författare)
Rombo, LKarolinska Institutet (författare)
Tegnell, A (författare)
Karolinska InstitutetInfektionsmedicin (creator_code:org_t)

Ingår i:Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases: Informa UK Limited37:10, s. 760-7651651-19800036-5548

Av författaren/redakt...: Askling, HH; Ekdahl, K; Janzon, R; Braconier, Jean ...; Bronner, U; Hellgren, U; visa fler...; Rombo, L; Tegnell, A; visa färre...

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