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Tytuł:
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University students' travel risk perceptions and risk-taking willingness during the COVID-19 pandemic: A cross-sectional study.
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Autorzy:
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Akritidis J; School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, 553 St Kilda Road, 3004, Melbourne, Australia. Electronic address: .
McGuinness SL; School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, 553 St Kilda Road, 3004, Melbourne, Australia; Department of Infectious Disease, Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Australia.
Leder K; School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, 553 St Kilda Road, 3004, Melbourne, Australia; Victorian Infectious Disease Service, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, Australia.
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Źródło:
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Travel medicine and infectious disease [Travel Med Infect Dis] 2023 Jan-Feb; Vol. 51, pp. 102486. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Oct 29.
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Typ publikacji:
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Journal Article
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Język:
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English
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Imprint Name(s):
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Original Publication: Amsterdam : Elsevier Science, 2003-
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MeSH Terms:
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Travel*
COVID-19*
Female ; Humans ; Adult ; Male ; Cross-Sectional Studies ; Pandemics/prevention & control ; Australia/epidemiology ; Risk-Taking
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Contributed Indexing:
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Keywords: Health intention; Pre-travel advice; Risk communication; Student travel
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Entry Date(s):
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Date Created: 20221114 Date Completed: 20221216 Latest Revision: 20221222
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Update Code:
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20240105
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PubMed Central ID:
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PMC9617625
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DOI:
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10.1016/j.tmaid.2022.102486
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PMID:
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36374786
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Background: Student travellers are recognised as a group at high risk of travel-related morbidity, but few previous studies have evaluated students' perceptions of or willingness to take risks during travel. Individual risk propensities may influence travellers' engagement in pre-travel healthcare and can therefore inform strategies in pre-travel risk communication. This study aimed to describe the factors influencing risk-taking willingness, risk perceptions and future health-seeking intention among student travellers.
Method: We conducted a cross-sectional online survey (June-August 2021) among students enrolled at Monash University, Melbourne, Australia. Primary outcomes were travel-related risk-taking willingness and risk perceptions, measured using the health/safety items of the validated Domain-Specific Risk-Taking (DOSPERT) scale.
Results: Four hundred and eighteen students completed the survey. The mean age of respondents was 25.61 years, 78% were female and 46% were born outside Australia. Greater willingness to take risks was predicted by younger age (<25 years), being Australian-born, greater travel experience (3+ trips), having previously sought PTA, and perceiving oneself at low risk of severe COVID-19. We found no significant predictors of risk perception. Increased intention to seek pre-travel advice in the future was associated with greater risk perception, younger age, and perceiving oneself at high risk of severe COVID-19.
Conclusion: These findings support the rationale for a greater role of risk communication in travel medicine promotion strategies. We recommend that this could be achieved through 1) increasing risk perception by emphasising potential travel-associated risks, 2) personalising information about travel risks, 3) addressing perceived benefits of engaging in risky behaviours, and 4) reinforcing self-efficacy.
Competing Interests: Declaration of competing interest The authors have declared no conflicts of interest.
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