Travel Characteristics and Pretravel Health Care Among Pregnant or Breastfeeding U.S. Women Preparing for International Travel.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To study characteristics and preventive interventions of adult pregnant and breastfeeding travelers seeking pretravel health care in the United States.

Methods

This cross-sectional study analyzed data (2009-2014) of pregnant and breastfeeding travelers seen at U.S. travel clinics participating in Global TravEpiNet. Nonpregnant, nonbreastfeeding adult female travelers of childbearing age were used for comparison. We evaluated the prescription of malaria chemoprophylaxis and antibiotics for this population as well as the administration of three travel-related vaccines: hepatitis A, typhoid, and yellow fever. We also evaluated use of tetanus toxoid, reduced diphtheria toxoid, and acellular pertussis and influenza vaccines, because these are widely recommended in pregn

SUBMITTER: Hagmann SHF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5909816 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature