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ArticlePloS one2023

Traveler's knowledge, attitude, and practice about travel health insurance: A community-based questionnaire study.

Chia-Jung Yang, Chia-Wen Lu, Chien-Hsieh Chiang, Hao-Hsiang Chang, Chien-An Yao, Kuo-Chin Huang

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Article in PloS one, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Chia-Jung YangDepartment of Family Medicine, Kinmen Hospital, Ministry of Health and Welfare, Kinmen, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0003-1003-4266
Chia-Wen LuDepartment of Family Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
Chien-Hsieh ChiangDepartment of Family Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0003-0894-4498
Hao-Hsiang ChangDepartment of Family Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
Chien-An YaoDepartment of Family Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
Kuo-Chin HuangDepartment of Family Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital Bei-Hu Branch, Taipei, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0002-6029-5520
National Taiwan University · TWMinistry of Health and Welfare · TW

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundTravel, especially international travel, has become one of the most popular leisure activities in the world. The risk of accidents and travel-related illnesses, including infectious and non-communicable diseases, should not be neglected. To provide a more comprehensive pre-travel consultation to international travelers, this study aimed to investigate the knowledge, attitude, and practice of travelers about travel health insurance.

methodsThis was a cross-sectional study. Anonymous structured questionnaires were distributed to 1000 visitors to the Taiwan International Travel Fair in May 2019.

resultsThe top three important travel health insurances were accidental death and disablement insurance (92%), accidental medical reimbursement (90.4%), and 24-hour emergency assistance (89%). In addition to education level, travel-associated illness, and special activities during travel, a significant association was observed between the willingness to buy various travel health insurances and the willingness of pre-travel consultation.

conclusionsMost travelers would buy travel health insurance; however, disproportional respondents understood the content of travel health insurance. Most travelers considered travel clinics to be the most reliable information source regarding travel health insurance. Therefore, travel medicine specialists are encouraged to offer more information about travel health insurance during pre-travel consultation.

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Health Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeTravelCross-Sectional StudiesHumansInsurance, HealthSurveys and QuestionnairesTravel-Related Illness

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PMID36757921
PMCPMC9910690
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