Female Swedish backpackers in Vietnam: A hypotheses generating study on sexual health risks while travelling

Dahlman, Disa; Stafström, Martin

doi:10.1016/j.tmaid.2013.04.005

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“…But there are a limited number of dedicated studies on their travel health risks. The few studies concluded that their most significant concerns when traveling abroad are zoonotic diseases, sexually transmitted diseases (STIs), and hygiene issues ( Hunter-Jones, Jeffs, & Smith, 2008 ; Dahlman & Stafström, 2013 ; Adam, 2015 ; Badu-Baiden, Boakye, & Otoo, 2016 ). Marked differences, however, exist based on gender, country of origin, and other demographic characteristics.…”

Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

Beyond fragmentary: A proposed measure for travel vaccination concerns

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The travel medicine literature points to travelers' concerns as significant promoters of their under-vaccinations. Therefore, this study researches the hitherto understudied concept of vaccination concern and its theoretical scope in the international travel space. It attempts a conceptualization of the concept by delimiting its theoretical scope and proposes a measure for it. An exploratory sequential mixed-methods design was used to conduct four interlocking studies using data from a netnography, field interviews, and surveys among varied international travelers. A scale with six dimensions, comprising safety, efficacy, cost, time, access, and autonomy concerns were revealed. The scale significantly explained mainstream and segments-based tourists' uptake attitudes and behavior for their eligible vaccines. The findings suggest that anti-travel vax sentiments and public vax sentiments despite conceptually similar are considerably distinct. The broad nature of the scale and its prediction of travelers' vaccine uptake make it clinically relevant for tracking and resolving concerns for increased vaccine uptake.

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Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

Beyond fragmentary: A proposed measure for travel vaccination concerns

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“…It is well established that travel increases risk behaviors such as alcohol, casual sex, multiple sexual partners [ 50 – 52 ] by eliciting a sense of hedonism, adventure and escape from social control [ 40 , 53 – 56 ]. Studies of sexual activity and travel describe wide variations in rates of sexual intercourse and new/casual sexual partners [ 19 , 26 , 27 , 39 – 41 , 52 ], with an estimated prevalence of travel-associated casual sex of 20.4% [ 30 ].…”

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confidence: 99%

Sexual behaviors at home and abroad: an online survey of Canadian young adult travelers

Gareau

Phillips

2022

BMC Public Health

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Background For young adults, travel- an accessible and aspirational experience- may be accompanied by high-risk lifestyle behaviors abroad, which in turn, increases the risk of sexually transmitted and blood-borne infections (STBBI). This study aimed to examine sexual and risk behaviors of young Canadian adults both at-home and during international travel. Methods Sexually-active Canadians, aged 18-25 years (N = 646) who travelled abroad in 2016, completed an online, cross-sectional survey analyzed by descriptive statistics. Outcome measures included young Canadian adults’ lifestyle risk and sexual behaviors at-home and abroad. Results Sexual behaviors, both penetrative and non-penetrative activities, decreased significantly (p < 0.001; McNemar test) abroad compared to at-home. International travel elicited a statistically significant increase in alcohol consumption compared to at-home (Wilcoxon, z = − 11.341, p < 0.001). Partner type (new trip-acquired partner) abroad was associated with a greater number of travel-acquired sexual partners (Mann-Whitney, U = 4901, p < 0.001), inconsistent condom use during penetrative sex (U = 7215, p = 0.009), and sex under the influence of alcohol (Test of Two Proportions, p < 0.001). Conclusions Although many young Canadian respondents practiced abstinence in their 2016 travel, for sexually-active travelers, new partner-type was related to high risk sexual behaviors. Young Canadians exhibited sexual risk behaviors both at-home and while travelling; suggesting the need for both domestic and pre-travel sexual health interventions.

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“…The authors of a recent publication on condom use in an online community of frequent travellers claimed that tourists should not only be informed before, but also during their travels (Alcedo et al, 2014). Another recent publication suggested that female Swedish backpackers in Thailand were not sufficiently informed on sexual risk abroad and that travel clinics should hand out information or refer to websites with information on what to do in case of unprotected casual sex (Dahlman et al, 2013). However, such information should be at hand while travelling.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%