Malaria Prophylaxis in Different Age Groups.

摘要: Background: There is a perceived increased health risk in senior visitors to malaria endemic countries. Methods: The authors sought compare effectiveness and tolerability of chemoprophylaxis travelers (≥60 years) with those younger (20–59 years). “Malpro 2” database consists more than 100,000 questionnaires completed by on charter planes returning from East Africa Europe during July 1988-December 1991. Among them, 9106 (9.1%) the were 60 years or older, 84,562 (84.6%) reported be 20–59 years. Variables demography, travel data, compared two subgroups. Results: Malaria was 8 (1/1000) elderly 189 (2.2/1000) aged Adjusting for age, sex, prophylaxis, duration stay logistic regression model, significantly frequent (p<.05). Any travel-associated illness 7.0% age group 13.6% rates who indicated they had “side effects” attributable prophylaxis varied between 9.7% 15.5% (p<.05). Conclusion: Senior tolerate visits tropics at least as well travelers.