Determinants of Adherence with Malaria Chemoprophylactic Drugs Used in a Traveler’s Health Clinic

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of the studied groups.

Characteristic	Mefloquine group		Doxycycline group		No chemoprophylaxis
		(%)		(%)		(%)
Total = 928 (100)	396	100	370	100	162	100
Sex
Male	247	62.4	231	62.4	71	43.8
Female	149	37.6	139	37.6	91	56.2
Nationality
Non-Kuwaiti	241	60.9	222	60.0	101	62.3
Kuwaiti	155	39.1	148	40.0	61	37.7
Education
Not educated	11	2.8	15	4.1	5	3.1
Primary, secondary	89	22.5	78	21.1	32	19.8
Above secondary	159	40.2	122	33.0	35	21.6
University	73	18.4	59	16.0	12	7.4
Postgraduate	64	16.2	96	26.0	81	50
Occupation
Not working	73	18.4	71	19.2	20	12.3
White collar	189	47.7	2.3	54.9	88	54.3
Blue collar	57	14.4	33	8.9	21	13
Domestic helper	77	19.4	63	17	33	20.4
Travel purpose
Leisure	236	59.6	242	65.4	114	70.4
Family visit	52	13.1	28	7.6	12	7.4
Work	108	27.3	100	27	36	22.2
Travel style
Independent	120	30.3	96	25.9	36	22.2
Organized	276	69.7	274	74.1	126	77.8
Destination
Africa	292	73.7	290	78.4	96	59.3
Asia	96	24.2	77	20.8	24	14.8
South America	8	2.1	3	0.8	42	25.9
	Mean	SD	Mean	SD	Mean	SD
Age (years)	38.5	11.9	37.5	12.4	32.6	13.2
Travel duration (W)	4.0	1.0	4.1	1.2	3.5	1.1