Journal of travel medicine
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Travelers with risk factors, medical conditions such as immunosuppression, medication intake, pregnancy, or elderly age, need adaptation or reinforcement of pretravel health advice. The literature provides little data on the frequency of these risk groups in the travel population. This study intended to investigate whether risk factors influencing standard travel advice are common in the population attending our travel clinic. ⋯ Travelers with risk factors are not infrequently seen at our travel clinic. Some groups are more prominently present and could be the focus of travel group-specific instructions. The study suggests that being informed about risk groups is essential for advising travelers.