Characteristics | All travellers (n=1341) | |
Sex | Male | 657 (49.0) |
Female | 684 (51.0) | |
Age | Median | 33 years |
IQR | 26–46 years | |
Range | 0–82 years | |
<10 years | 58 (4.3) | |
10–17 years | 68 (5.1) | |
18–59 years | 1077 (80.3) | |
≥60 years | 138 (10.3) | |
Nationality | Chile | 1129 (84.2) |
Non-Chilean | 212 (15.8) | |
Latin America | 87 (6.5) | |
Europe | 75 (5.6) | |
North America | 25 (1.9) | |
Other | 25 (1.9) | |
Travel reason | Leisure | 1021 (76.1) |
Tourism | 893 (66.6) | |
Backpacking | 154 (11.5) | |
Adventure travel | 78 (5.8) | |
Work related | 311 (23.2) | |
Business | 267 (19.9) | |
Study | 46 (3.4) | |
Others | 72 (5.4) | |
VFR | 64 (4.8) | |
Pilgrimage | 8 (0.6) | |
Travel duration | Median | 21 days |
IQR | 93.1 days | |
Range | 1 day-6 years | |
1–7 days | 208 (15.5) | |
8–14 days | 338 (25.3) | |
15–28 days | 495 (37.0) | |
29–90 days | 115 (8.6) | |
>90 days | 182 (13.6) | |
Time to departure | Median | 28 days |
IQR | 14–49 days | |
Range | 0–220 days | |
0–13 days | 311 (23.2) | |
14–27 days | 343 (25.6) | |
≥28 days | 666 (49.7) | |
Destinations | America | 544 (40.6) |
Asia | 477 (35.6) | |
Africa | 352 (26.2) | |
Oceania | 66 (4.9) | |
Europe | 64 (4.8) | |
Less developed regions* | 1284 (95.7) | |
1 region* visited | 984 (73.4) | |
2 regions* visited | 277 (20.7) | |
≥3 regions* visited | 80 (6.0) | |
Infection risk | Dengue (tropical arboviruses) | 1261 (94.0) |
Malaria | 926 (69.1) | |
Yellow fever | 502 (37.4) | |
Indicated vaccines | Hepatitis A | 1124 (83.8) |
Yellow fever† | 771 (57.5) | |
Visiting endemic region | 411 (30.6) | |
Entry requirement | 373 (27.8) | |
Waiver letter | 70 (5.2) | |
Typhoid fever | 682 (50.9) | |
Rabies | 382 (28.5) | |
Measles | 280 (20.9) | |
Polio | 103 (7.7) | |
Japanese encephalitis | 86 (6.4) | |
Meningococcal | 68 (5.1) | |
Malaria prevention | Chemoprophylaxis | 375 (28.0) |
Stand-by emergency treatment | 164 (12.2) | |
Mosquito prevention only | 387 (28.9) |
Values represent number (%) of consultations, if not otherwise specified.
*According to United Nations classification.12
†Indication for vaccine or waiver letter.
VFR, visiting friends and relatives.