Attitudes and awareness of medical assistance while traveling abroad

Table 3 Association between demographic characteristics and the three emergency medical services that travelers are least aware of (N = 500)

		Arrangement of appointments with doctors		Monitoring of medical conditions during hospitalization		The translation and transfer of medical record
Variable	Number	Awareness (%)	P Value*	Awareness (%)	P Value*	Awareness (%)	P Value*
Age(years)			0.696		0.757		0.954
18–29	319	68.9		71.5		72.7
30–39	105	73.3		74.3		73.3
40–49	36	75.0		77.8		72.2
50–69	39	74.4		76.9		76.9
Sex			0.755		0.323		0.879
Male	208	71.5		70.7		73.6
Female	292	70.2		74.7		72.9
Highest educational level completed			0.154		0.108		0.590
High School or below	34	81.8		88.2		79.4
University or College	296	67.9		71.3		73.6
Graduate School and higher	170	73.5		72.9		71.2
Medical History			0.555		0.642		0.670
Yes	65	73.8		75.4		75.4
No	435	70.3		32.6		72.9
Planned travel destinations			0.833		0.741		0.964
China	34	76.5		79.4		76.5
North Asia	36	80.6		75.0		77.8
Southeast and South Asia	67	68.7		67.2		70.1
North America	212	69.7		73.1		72.6
Middle and South America	44	70.5		75.0		75.0
Europe and Oceania	19	78.9		84.2		78.9
Africa	50	68.0		68.0		72.0
Multiple destinations	34	67.6		76.5		73.5
Travel-associated illness			0.363		0.414		0.108
Yes	71	66.2		69.0		67.6
No	429	71.5		73.7		74.1
Planned special activities during travel			0.163		0.083		0.090
Yes	83	77.1		80.7		80.7
No	417	69.5		71.5		71.7

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