TY - JOUR T1 - Korean travelers' knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding the prevention of malaria: measures taken by travelers departing for India from Incheon International Airport. AU - Yoo,Youk-Jin, AU - Bae,Go-Oon, AU - Choi,Ji-Ho, AU - Shin,Ho-Chol, AU - Ga,Hyuk, AU - Shin,Sae-Ron, AU - Kim,Mi-Sook, AU - Joo,Kyu-Jin, AU - Park,Chang-Hae, AU - Yoon,Hyun-Jung, AU - Baek,Heui-Jin, PY - 2007/11/13/pubmed PY - 2008/2/22/medline PY - 2007/11/13/entrez SP - 381 EP - 5 JF - Journal of travel medicine JO - J Travel Med VL - 14 IS - 6 N2 - BACKGROUND: Although many Koreans travel each year to countries where malaria is present, few data are available on the knowledge, attitudes, and practices of Koreans with regards to malaria. METHODS: The study was conducted in the departure lounge of Incheon International Airport in May 2006. A 22-item questionnaire was administered to Korean travelers whose travel destination was India. RESULTS: Of 188 respondents, 24% had sought pretravel health information. Independent predictors for seeking pretravel health information were the following: being a Korean woman, longer duration of travel, planning to travel independently or to a rural area, and perceived risk of malaria. A total of 47% of travelers answered that they had not perceived any risk of malaria, and only 7% of travelers carried malaria prophylaxis. CONCLUSIONS: There is an urgent need for increased awareness about travel-related infectious diseases (especially malaria) among Korean travelers, and they should be encouraged to seek pretravel health information. SN - 1195-1982 UR - https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/citation/17995533/Korean_travelers'_knowledge_attitudes_and_practices_regarding_the_prevention_of_malaria:_measures_taken_by_travelers_departing_for_India_from_Incheon_International_Airport_ DB - PRIME DP - Unbound Medicine ER -