Table 2 Travel destinations based on geographic regions, as defined by the GeoSentinel Surveillance Network, for patients with travelers’ diarrhea (n = 1160). Travelers often frequented multiple destinations
Region | Pre-travel consultationa | p valueb | |
|---|---|---|---|
Yes (n = 256) | No (n = 904) | ||
Central America | 55 (22) | 565 (63) | < 0.0001 |
Mexico | 17 (7) | 494 (55) | |
South America | 36 (14) | 51 (6) | < 0.0001 |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 65 (25) | 20 (2) | < 0.0001 |
South Asia | 42 (16) | 32 (4) | < 0.0001 |
Southeast Asia | 36 (14) | 31 (3) | < 0.0001 |
Northeast Asia | 20 (8) | 31 (3) | 0.0080 |
Caribbean | 23 (9) | 117 (13) | 0.2 |