Compliance with malaria chemoprophylaxis and preventative measures against mosquito bites among Dutch travellers.

Self‐reported compliance with a malaria chemoprophylaxis regimen of proguanil (PG) plus chloroquine (CQ) was assessed in a cohort of 547 Dutch travellers who visited a single travel clinic when travelling to various areas endemic for falciparum malaria. 503 (92%) had taken PG/CQ prophylaxis, but only 326 (60%) reported regular and uninterrupted use throughout the journey and 4 weeks afterwards. Compliance differed by travel destination and was 45% in South America, 52% in West Africa, 53% in South‐east Asia, 60% in the Indian Subcontinent and 78% in East Africa. Parasitologically confirmed fal... Mehr ...