Table 3 Medications taken by 460 Finnish travelers during the trip. The medications are categorized according to indication. The data are presented as numbers and percentages of travelers
From: Travelers’ health problems and behavior: prospective study with post-travel follow-up
Number | (%a) | |
|---|---|---|
Prophylactic antimalarial use among those recommended (missing data = 6) | 289 | (98) |
Atovaquone and proguanil | 135 | (30) |
Mefloquine | 70 | (15) |
Doxycycline | 55 | (12) |
Chloroquine | 25 | (6) |
Other / not known | 2 | (0) |
Changed drug b | 2 | (0) |
Failure in use c | 7 | (2) |
Antimicrobials (other than doxicycline) (missing data = 0) d | 81 | (18) |
Fluoroquinolone | 53 | (12) |
Macrolide | 9 | (2) |
Nitroimidazole (metronidazole or tinidatzole) | 7 | (2) |
Amoxicillin | 5 | (1) |
Tetracycline | 1 | (0) |
Other / not known | 25 | (5) |
Two or more antimicrobials (without doxycycline) | 15 | (3) |
Treatment for malaria (missing data = 0) e | 4 | (1) |
Gastrointestinal medication (missing data = 0) | 127 | (28) |
Loperamide | 115 | (25) |
Medicinal charcoal | 7 | (2) |
Other (laxative, spasmolyte, co-phenotrope) | 10 | (2) |
Two or more gastrointestinal medications | 5 | (1) |
Analgesic (missing data = 0) | 123 | (27) |
NSAID | 67 | (15) |
Paracetamol | 59 | (13) |
Other / not known | 16 | (3) |
Two or more analgesics | 18 | (4) |
Antiemetic (missing data = 0) | 4 | (1) |
PPI or antacid (missing data = 4) | 36 | (8) |
PPI | 26 | (6) |
Antacid (salts/H2) | 10 | (2) |
Probiotics and prebiotics (missing data = 3) f | 270 | (59) |
Starting before travel | 11 | (2) |
Using only during travel | 123 | (27) |
Starting before and using during travel | 136 | (30) |