Research Article

Vaccination and Malaria Prevention among International Travelers Departing from Athens International Airport to African Destinations

Table 3

Malaria chemoprophylaxis according to destination*.

ā€‰MefloquineAtovaquone/proguanilDoxycycline Total

North Africa0 (0)0 (0)0 (0) 126
Sub-Saharan Africa79 (36.7)63 (29.3)1 (0.5) 216
South Africa 1 (0) 2 (11.8)0 (0) 18
Total 80 (22.2)65 (18)1 (0.3) 360

Malaria chemoprophylaxis was prescribed to 146 travelers (40.6%).