Identifying Future VFR Travelers Among Immigrant Families in the Bronx, New York

被引：19

作者：

Hagmann, Stefan ^{[1
]}

Reddy, Namrata ^{[2
]}

Neugebauer, Richard ^{[3
]}

Purswani, Murli ^{[1
]}

Leder, Karin ^{[4
,5
]}

机构：

[1] Yeshiva Univ, Div Pediat Infect Dis, Bronx Lebanon Hosp Ctr, Albert Einstein Coll Med, Bronx, NY 10457 USA

[2] Yeshiva Univ, Dept Pediat, Bronx Lebanon Hosp Ctr, Albert Einstein Coll Med, Bronx, NY 10457 USA

[3] Columbia Univ, Coll Phys & Surg, Fac Med, New York, NY USA

[4] Royal Melbourne Hosp, Victorian Infect Dis Serv, Melbourne, Vic, Australia

[5] Monash Univ, Dept Epidemiol & Prevent Med, Clayton, Vic 3800, Australia

来源：

JOURNAL OF TRAVEL MEDICINE | 2010年 / 17卷 / 03期

关键词：

VISITING FRIENDS; RELATIVES ABROAD;

D O I：

10.1111/j.1708-8305.2010.00399.x

中图分类号：

R1 [预防医学、卫生学];

学科分类号：

1004 ; 120402 ;

摘要：

Travelers visiting friends and relatives (VFR) have low rates of pre-travel health encounters. In 2006 in the Bronx, New York, a convenience sample of 129 families originating in malaria-endemic countries and presenting for a routine pediatric outpatient evaluation completed a standardized questionnaire regarding future travel plans to their country of origin. Pro-active screening for intended travel activities can identify future VFR travelers and ascertain potentially high-risk itineraries, thereby enabling education regarding the importance of accessing competent pre-travel medicine services.

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页码：193 / 196

页数：4

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