Table 6 Practitioners’ practices towards pre-travel counselling and their relation to their degree of education
Education degree | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GP | Resident | Register | Consultant | Total | ||
N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | P value | |
1- Estimated number of patients with diabetes that visit clinic per week for any reason 20–40 | 100 (47.6%) | 47 (43.9) | 28 (45.2%) | 4 (66.7%) | 179 (46.5%) | .77 |
2- Estimated number of patients with diabetes that ask for advice before his/her trip per month 1–10 | 128 (61.0%) | 34 (31.8%) | 38 (61.3%) | 5 (83.3%) | 205 (53.2%) | <.001* |
3- Counseled a patient with diabetes before traveling, it take about 5–15 min | 145 (69.0%) | 46 (43.0%) | 34 (54.8%) | 5 (83.3%) | 230 (59.7%) | <.001* |
4- I advise and counsel patient with diabetes regarding the importance of vaccines before travel | 174 (82.9%) | 86 (80.4%) | 58 (93.5%) | 6 (100%) | 324 (84.2%) | .08 |
5- I face patients with diabetes who are trying to avoid travel because of their illness | 50 (23.8%) | 22 (20.6%) | 14 (22.6%) | 2 (33.3%) | 88 (22.9%) | .85 |
6- I am aware of travel safety recommendations for patients with diabetes | 143 (68.1%) | 34 (31.8%) | 46 (74.2%) | 4 (66.7%) | 227 (59.0%) | <.001* |
7- I don’t feel confident about how to adjust insulin dose for patients who travel across several time zones | 123 (58.6%) | 97 (90.7%) | 38 (61.3%) | 3 (50.0%) | 261 (67.8%) | <.001* |