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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of study participants

From: Risk perception of health problems among travelers visiting a travel clinic in Bangkok, Thailand

Characteristics

Thais

(N = 330)

Westerns

(N = 264)

Sex (%)

 Male

149 (45.2%)

163 (61.7%)

 Female

181 (54.8%)

101 (38.3%)

Age (%)

 18–29

86 (26.1%)

142 (53.8%)

 30–39

122 (37%)

57 (21.6%)

 40–49

88 (26.7%)

36 (13.6%)

 50–59

25 (7.6%)

14 (5.3%)

 60 and above

9 (2.7%)

15 (5.7%)

Education (%)

 Below High school

7 (2.1%)

4 (1.5%)

 High school/Diploma

34 (10.3%)

69 (26.1%)

 Bachelor’s degree

160 (48.5%)

109 (41.3%)

 Above Bachelor

129 (39.1%)

82 (31.1%)

Country of origin (%)

 Europe

–

139 (52.65%)

 North America

–

106 (40.15%)

 Australia/ New Zealand

–

19 (7.19%)

Length of stay (%)

 1–7 days

24 (7.3%)

6 (2.3%)

 8–15 days

149 (45.2%)

16 (6.1%)

 16–30 days

51 (15.5%)

53 (20.1%)

  > 30 days

106 (32.1%)

189 (71.6%)

 Median + SD

15 + 232.3

58 + 172

Purpose of travel (%)

 Tourism

205 (62.1%)

208 (78.8%)

 Business

102 (30.9%)

25 (9.5%)

 VFR

2 (0.6%)

9 (3.4%)

 Volunteer/Mission

3 (0.9%)

4 (1.5%)

 Study/Lecture/Research

18 (5.5%)

18 (6.8%)

Characteristic of travel (%)

 Travel alone with hotel stay

91 (27.6%)

82 (31.1%)

 Travel with friends & relatives

130 (39.4%)

80 (30.3%)

 Group tour

63 (19.1%)

3 (1.1%)

 Backpacker

46 (13.9%)

99 (37.5%)

Activity (%)

 Hiking

73 (22.1%)

95 (36%)

 Spelunking

7 (2.1%)

5 (1.9%)

 Diving

16 (4.8%)

25 (9.5%)

 Safari

18 (5.5%)

1 (0.4%)

 No adventure activity

216 (65.5%)

138 (52.3%)

Destination (%)

 Southeast Asia

53 (16.1%)

264 (100%)

 Africa/South America

208 (63%)

0 (0%)

 South Asia

69 (20.9%)

0 (0%)

Trip experience (%)

 yes

93 (28.2%)

164 (62.1%)

 no

237 (71.8%)

100 (37.9%)

Visited before travel (day)

 Mean + SD

28.8 + 33.2

 

Previous counseling (%)

66 (20%)

115 (43.6%)

Underlying diseases (%)

57 (17.3%)

48 (18.2%)

Medication used (%)

48 (14.5%)

67 (25.4%)