Variable | Domestic N (%) | International N (%) | Pvalue* |
---|---|---|---|
Total participants | 1296 (77.9) | 367 (22.1) | - |
Demographics | |||
Study stage | Â | Â | Â |
   Undergraduate | 1161 (89.6) | 234 (63.8) | < 0.001 |
   Postgraduate | 135 (10.4) | 133 (36.2) |  |
Age (years) | Â | Â | Â |
   Mean (SD) | 21.6 (5.2) | 22.6 (3.3) | < 0.001†|
Gender Male | 578 (44.6) | 203 (55.3) | < 0.001 |
   Female | 718 (55.4) | 164 (44.7) |  |
Country of Birth | Â | Â | Â |
   Australia | 915 (70.6) | 1 (0.3) | < 0.001 |
   China (including Hong Kong) | 116 (9.0) | 157 (42.8) |  |
   India | 26 (2.0) | 14 (3.8) |  |
   Malaysia | 16 (1.2) | 36 (9.8) |  |
   Other | 223 (17.2) | 159 (43.3) |  |
Travel history | |||
Travelled in the past 12 months | 644 (49.7%) | 185 (50.4%) | 0.8 |
Destination regions (past 12 months) ‡§ | (N = 644) | (N = 185) |  |
   North East Asia | 234 (36.3) | 99 (53.5) |  |
   South East Asia | 208 (32.3) | 72 (38.9) |  |
   Europe | 155 (24.1) | 14 (7.6) |  |
   Pacific | 135(21.0) | 22 (11.9) |  |
   North America | 92 (14.3) | 12 (6.5) |  |
   Middle East | 39 (6.1) | 6 (3.2) |  |
   Africa | 36 (5.6) | 3 (1.6) |  |
   South and Central America | 26 (4.0) | 3 (1.6) |  |
Reason for travel (most recent trip) ‡ |  |  |  |
   Holiday | 358 (55.6) | 78 (41.9) | < 0.001 |
   Visit friends, relatives or return home | 195 (30.3) | 97 (52.2) |  |
   Study Abroad | 41 (6.4) | 5 (2.7) |  |
   Other|| | 50 (7.7) | 6 (3.2) |  |
Sought professional health advice (most recent trip) ‡ | 246 (38.2) | 23 (12.4) | < 0.001 |
Source of advice: | Â | Â | Â |
   General Practitioner/Family Doctor | 228 (35.4) | 16 (8.60) | < 0.001 |
   Travel Clinic | 14 (2.2) | 2 (1.1) | 0.5¶ |
   University Health Service | 15 (2.3) | 9 (4.8) | 0.07 |
   Other Health Worker | 2 (0.3) | 0 | - |