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Table 4 Adherence to TD prevention advice

From: High number of diarrhoeal co-infections in travellers to Benin, West Africa

 

TD group n = positive/information available (% of these)

Asymptomatic group n = positive/information available (% of these)

Ignored any “TD prevention advice”

28/38 (69)

4/6 (67)

Drank only bottled water

38/39 (97)

6/6 (100)

Ate cold salads

24/38 (63)

4/6 (67)

Ate uncooked meat or fish

3/15 (20)

1/2 (50)

Consumed alcohol 3 or more units/day

19/33 (58)

4/6 (67)

Ate without utensils (bare fingers)

10/39 (26)

2/6 (33)

Washed hands only seldom

3/39 (8)

1/6 (17)

  1. The figures are given separately for those with and without TD. Differences between the two groups were statistically insignificant when analyzed with Chi-square tests.