Pre-travel malaria enquiries to the United Kingdom national travel advice line 2016: Advice mainly needed on malaria maps and risk groups.
Malaria
Prevention
Travel medicine
Journal
Travel medicine and infectious disease
ISSN: 1873-0442
Titre abrégé: Travel Med Infect Dis
Pays: Netherlands
ID NLM: 101230758
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Historique:
received:
04
04
2019
revised:
30
06
2019
accepted:
03
07
2019
pubmed:
8
7
2019
medline:
28
10
2019
entrez:
8
7
2019
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Malaria prevention in travellers can be complex and requires consideration of a number of factors. UK healthcare professionals providing pre-travel malaria advice can access specialist support from the National Travel Health Network and Centre (NaTHNaC) telephone advice line. The aim of this study is to characterise queries to the NaTHNaC telephone advice line regarding pre-travel malaria advice. Telephone calls received to NaTHNaC's advice line are recorded using an online data capture form. All calls relating to malaria advice during 2016 were selected and data extracted. Analysis was undertaken using Microsoft Excel and STATA. During 2016, 1803 malaria-related calls were received; the majority from general practice and calls were from across the UK. The most common type of pre-travel malaria query was country-specific followed by travellers with special health needs. Many queries related to pregnant and breastfeeding travellers, children under 5 years and travellers over 60 years. This review presents a large and exceptional dataset and reflects the ambiguity amongst some healthcare professionals regarding malaria advice. We have identified potential knowledge gaps, and as a result will strengthen future guidance, enhance existing malaria maps, and inform the development of future clinical educational activity.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
Malaria prevention in travellers can be complex and requires consideration of a number of factors. UK healthcare professionals providing pre-travel malaria advice can access specialist support from the National Travel Health Network and Centre (NaTHNaC) telephone advice line. The aim of this study is to characterise queries to the NaTHNaC telephone advice line regarding pre-travel malaria advice.
METHOD
METHODS
Telephone calls received to NaTHNaC's advice line are recorded using an online data capture form. All calls relating to malaria advice during 2016 were selected and data extracted. Analysis was undertaken using Microsoft Excel and STATA.
RESULTS
RESULTS
During 2016, 1803 malaria-related calls were received; the majority from general practice and calls were from across the UK. The most common type of pre-travel malaria query was country-specific followed by travellers with special health needs. Many queries related to pregnant and breastfeeding travellers, children under 5 years and travellers over 60 years.
CONCLUSIONS
CONCLUSIONS
This review presents a large and exceptional dataset and reflects the ambiguity amongst some healthcare professionals regarding malaria advice. We have identified potential knowledge gaps, and as a result will strengthen future guidance, enhance existing malaria maps, and inform the development of future clinical educational activity.
Identifiants
pubmed: 31279917
pii: S1477-8939(19)30113-9
doi: 10.1016/j.tmaid.2019.07.001
pii:
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Review
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
73-107Informations de copyright
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