Patients [n] | 102 (52 travelers and 50 non-travelers) |
Age [mean; range] | 41 years; 23 - 70 years |
Duration of confirmed HIV infection [mean; range] | 9 years; 0.5 - 25 years |
HIV infected travelers [n] | 52 |
Duration of confirmed HIV infection [mean; range] | 10.25 years; 1.5 - 25 years |
Pre-travel consultation with physician [n; %] | 28; 54% |
Travelers seeking information about health-related and administrative risks of travel [n; %] | 28; 54% |
Sources of information indicated by the travelers (multiple answers possible) [n] | The internet—21 Physician—14 Friends—3 Embassy—3 Books and periodicals—1 |
Pre-travel prophylaxis (multiple answers possible) [n] | Vaccination—14 Influenza—8 Hepatitis A—3 Hepatitis B—4 Tetanus—2 Diphtheria—1 S. pneumoniae—1 Yellow fever—1 Malaria prophylaxis—5 |
Administrative issues on border [n] | Question about HIV status—6 Questionnaire to fill-in—1 |
Travel plan changes [n] | Known administrative problems on border—1 Health related issues—1 Not stated—2 |
Non-travelling HIV positive people [n] | 50 |
Duration of confirmed HIV infection [mean; range] | 7 years; 0.5 - 25 years |
Reasons for not travelling abroad [n] | Did not plan travel—26 Afraid of potential health risk—12 Inadequate funds—12 Other—2 |