Research Article
Vaccination and Malaria Prevention among International Travelers Departing from Athens International Airport to African Destinations
Table 4
Travelers and travel characteristics by purpose of travel.
| | | Tourists | Business travelers | VFRs | value |
| | Age | | | | <0.001 | | 19–34 | 39 (54.2) | 24 (16.8) | 39 (28.5) | | | 35–49 | 25 (34.7) | 103 (72) | 83 (60.6) | | | 50–64 | 8 (11.1) | 13 (9.1) | 12 (8.8) | | |
≥65
| 0 (0) | 3 (2.1) | 3 (2.2) | | | Gender | | | | <0.001 | | Male | 25 (34.7) | 126 (88.1) | 90 (65.7) | | | Nationality | | | | | | Greek | 69 (95.8) | 140 (97.9) | 13 (9.5)* | <0.001 | | Other | 3 (4.2) | 3 (2.1) | 124 (90.5) | | | Education | | | | | | University/tertiary | 63 (87.5) | 132 (92.3) | 32 (24.6) | <0.001 | | Secondary school | 7 (9.7) | 7 (4.9) | 37 (28.5) | | | Elementary school | 2 (2.8) | 4 (2.8) | 61 (46.9) | | | Employment | | | | <0.001 | | Yes | 69 (95.8) | 142 (100) | 96 (70.1) | | | Duration of travel | | | | <0.001 | | month | 68 (94.4) | 44 (30.8) | 21 (15.3) | | | 1–3 months | 2 (2.8) | 37 (25.9) | 75 (54.7) | | | 3–6 months | 2 (2.8) | 20 (14) | 27 (19.7) | | | 6 months | 0 (0) | 42 (29.4) | 14 (10.2) | | | Destination | | | | <0.001 | | North Africa | 22 (30.6) | 25 (17.5) | 77 (56.2) | | | Sub-Saharan Africa | 44 (61.1) | 111 (77.6) | 55 (40.2) | | | South Africa | 6 (8.3) | 7 (4.9) | 5 (3.7) | | | Place of stay | | | | <0.001 | | Hotel | 68 (94.4) | 44 (30.8) | 1 (0.7) | | | House | 1 (1.4) | 87 (60.8) | 136 (99.3) | | | Camping | 3 (4.2) | 3 (2.1) | 0 (0) | | | Ship | 0 (0) | 9 (6.3) | 0 (0) | | | Area of stay | | | | <0.001 | | Urban | 64 (88.9) | 112 (80) | 52 (38) | | | Urban + rural | 6 (8.3) | 21 (15) | 59 (43.1) | | | Rural | 2 (2.8) | 7 (5) | 26 (19) | |
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People of African origin with Greek citizenship.
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