Table 1 Travel characteristics of malaria and chikungunya cases completing the enhanced survey
Total | Malaria | Chikungunya | P value† | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number | Number | Percent (%) | Number | Percent (%) | ||
Trip length | ||||||
1 to < 2 weeks | 9 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 42 | 0.005 |
2 weeks to < 1 month | 10 | 4 | 15 | 6 | 32 | |
1 to < 2 months | 13 | 10 | 38 | 3 | 16 | |
2 to < 3 months | 3 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 5 | |
3+ months | 10 | 9 | 35 | 1 | 5 | |
Reason for travel | ||||||
Holiday | 14 | 4 | 15 | 10 | 50 | 0.06 |
Business/conference | 10 | 8 | 31 | 2 | 10 | |
VFR | 19 | 11 | 42 | 8 | 40 | |
Study | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
Other | 2 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
Trip booking method | ||||||
Internet | 12 | 8 | 32 | 4 | 21 | 0.1 |
Travel agent | 22 | 14 | 56 | 8 | 42 | |
Other | 10 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 37 | |
Time from booking to departure (months) | ||||||
<1 | 15 | 11 | 44 | 4 | 21 | 0.5 |
1–3 | 17 | 9 | 36 | 8 | 42 | |
>3 | 12 | 5 | 20 | 7 | 37 | |
Five-year travel frequency | ||||||
1–2 | 10 | 8 | 31 | 2 | 11 | 0.02 |
3–5 | 22 | 8 | 31 | 14 | 74 | |
> 5 | 13 | 10 | 38 | 3 | 16 | |