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Health Problems Encountered by Short-Term European Volunteers in a Nongovernmental Organization in Cambodia
Jaime Barrio-Cortes
Jaime Barrio-Cortes
Faculty of Health, Camilo José Cela University, Madrid, Spain;
Foundation for Biosanitary Research and Innovation in Primary Care, Madrid, Spain;
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Claudia Rojas-Muñoz
Claudia Rojas-Muñoz
Faculty of Health, Camilo José Cela University, Madrid, Spain;
Intensive Care Unit, Bellvtige University Hospital, L’Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain;
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Miguel Ángel Acosta-Benito
Miguel Ángel Acosta-Benito
Faculty of Health, Camilo José Cela University, Madrid, Spain;
International Committee of the Red Cross, Caracas, Venezuela;
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Ángela Hidalgo-Baz
Ángela Hidalgo-Baz
Faculty of Health, Camilo José Cela University, Madrid, Spain;
Pneumology Department, Puerta de Hierro Hospital, Madrid, Spain;
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Ángel Vicario-Merino
Ángel Vicario-Merino
Faculty of Health, Camilo José Cela University, Madrid, Spain;
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María Teresa Beca-Martínez
María Teresa Beca-Martínez
Preventive Medicine Department, Virgen de la Salud Hospital, Toledo, Spain
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Montserrat Ruiz-López
Montserrat Ruiz-López
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ABSTRACT.
Short-term volunteers are susceptible to a wide spectrum of morbidities, mostly infectious diseases preventable with general hygiene and preventive measures. This study aimed to identify the health problems encountered by European short-term volunteers collaborating for 1 month with a nongovernmental organization (NGO) in Cambodia and to describe their characteristics. A prospective, descriptive observational study was conducted on short-term volunteers who collaborated with an NGO in Cambodia during August 2018. Informed consent and sociodemographic, clinical, and preventative health-related questionnaire data were provided by 198 volunteers. The health problems encountered were confirmed in a primary care consultation with healthcare professionals. Univariate and bivariate analyses were performed. The median age of the volunteers was 22 years (interquartile range = 21–24), and 64% were women. Some (18.2%) had allergies, 8.6% had preexisting health conditions, and 10.6% were under regular treatment. A total of 77.3% visited a pretravel consultation clinic, 39.9% completed a specific pretravel health course, 21.7% took malaria prophylaxis, 92.4% received hepatitis A vaccination, and 82.3% received typhoid fever vaccination. Medical assistance was sought by 112 (57.3%) of the volunteers. The average number of health problems was 2.5 (standard deviation = 1.5), and the total number of health problems attended by the medical team was 279. The most common health problems were upper respiratory infections (12.2 per 1,000 person/days), wounds (10.8 per 1,000 person/days), and diarrhea (6.3 per 1,000 person/days). Short-term volunteers experienced a high rate of health problems during their stay in Cambodia, but most of the problems were mild and preventable and resolved quickly. Pretravel consultation and specific pretravel health training seemed to increase disease awareness.
Author Notes
Financial support: CJCU has funded English editing and publication.
Authors’ addresses: Jaime Barrio-Cortes, Faculty of Health, Camilo José Cela University, Madrid, Spain, and Foundation for Biosanitary Research and Innovation in Primary Care, Madrid, Spain, E-mail: jbarrio@ucjc.edu. Claudia Rojas-Muñoz, Faculty of Health, Camilo José Cela University, Madrid, Spain, and Intensive Care Unit, Bellvtige University Hospital, L’Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain, E-mail: clarojmu@hotmail.com. Miguel Ángel Acosta-Benito, Faculty of Health, Camilo José Cela University, Madrid, Spain, and International Committee of the Red Cross, Caracas, Venezuela, E-mail: maacostabenito@gmail.com. Ángela Hidalgo-Baz, Faculty of Health, Camilo José Cela University, Madrid, Spain, and Pneumology Department, Puerta de Hierro Hospital, Madrid, Spain, E-mail: angelahidalgo36@gmail.com. Ángel Vicario-Merino and Montserrat Ruiz-López, Faculty of Health, Camilo José Cela University, Madrid, Spain, E-mails: avicario@ucjc.edu and mrlopez@ucjc.edu. María Teresa Beca-Martínez, Preventive Medicine Department, Virgen de la Salud Hospital, Toledo, Spain, E-mail: terinbm@gmail.com.
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1.
Plataforma del voluntariado de España, 2018. La Acción Voluntaria en 2018. Available at: https://plataformavoluntariado.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/ultima2018-accionvoluntaria.pdf/. Accesed February 12, 2021.
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2.
Wyler N, Green S, Boddington N, Davies C, Friedli K, Lankester T, 2012. Travel related illness in short-term volunteers from the UK to developing countries. Travel Med Infect Dis 10: 172–178.
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3.
Küpper T, Rieke B, Neppach K, Morrison A, Martin J, 2014. Health hazards and medical treatment of volunteers aged 18–30 years working in international social projects of non-governmental organizations (NGO). Travel Med Infect Dis 12: 385–395.
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4.
Iserson KV, 2011. Practical realities of doing volunteer medical work in the developing world. Fam Pract Manag 20: 22–26.
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5.
Kraeker C, Chandler C, 2013. We learn from them, they learn from us. Acad Med 88: 483–487.
-
6.
Pérez-Arellano JL et al., 2018. Executive summary of imported infectious diseases after returning from foreign travel: consensus document of the Spanish Society for Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology (SEIMC). Enferm Infecc Microbiol Clin 36: 187–193 (English ed).
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7.
Hamilton G, 1986. Health of the volunteer overseas: cause for concern? J R Soc Med 79: 563–564.
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8.
Proehl J, 2015. Risks of voluntourism. Emerg Nurse 22: 15.
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9.
Portero Navío JL, 2000. Enfermedades Infecciosas Importadas por Viajeros Intercontinentales Españoles. Experiencia de una década en una unidad de medicina tropical. Published online 2000:198. doi: 10.1088/0031-9155/49/18/N03.
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10.
Redman CA, MacLennan A, Wilson E, Walker E, 2006. Diarrhea and respiratory symptoms among travelers to Asia, Africa, and South and Central America from Scotland. J Travel Med 13: 203–211.
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11.
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17.
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20.
Sandfort M et al., 2020. Forest malaria in Cambodia: the occupational and spatial clustering of Plasmodium vivax and Plasmodium falciparum infection risk in a cross-sectional survey in Mondulkiri province, Cambodia. Malar J 19: 413.
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21.
Farquharson L, Noble LM, Behrens RH, 2011. Travel clinic communication and non-adherence to malaria chemoprophylaxis. Travel Med Infect Dis 9: 278–283.
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22.
Packham CJ, 1995. A survey of notified travel-associated infections: implications for travel health advice. J Public Health (Bangkok) 17: 217–222.
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23.
Gherardin T, 2007. The pre-travel consultation—–an overview. Aust Fam Physician 36: 300–303.
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24.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention , 2020. Cambodia Traveler View. Available at: https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/destinations/traveler/none/cambodia?s_cid=ncezid-dgmq-travel-single-001.
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25.
Lee YH, Bae S, Hwang SS, Kim JH, Kim KN, Lim YH, Kim M, Jung S, Kwon HJ, 2020. Association between air conditioning use and self-reported symptoms during the 2018 heat wave in Korea. J Prev Med Public Health 53: 15–25.
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26.
Alonso Socas MM, Alemán R, López Lirola A, Castellano A, Martín Ponce E, Gómez Sirvent JL, 2006. Diarrea del viajero. An Sist Sanit Navar 29: 127–138.
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27.
Birman MV, Kolkin J, 2013. How to volunteer overseas. J Hand Surg Am 38: 802–803.
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28.
Martin J, Rieke B, Neppach K, David Hillebrandt TK, 2011. Risks to young volunteers in international social projects. Ann Occup Hyg. Published online December 8, 2011. doi: 10.1093/annhyg/mer104.
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29.
González Gómez M, Zafra Anta MÁ, Sebastián Viana T, Saiz Boned A, 2019. Voluntariado y cooperación en estudiantes universitarios del Grado de Medicina. Estudio observacional mediante cuestionario. Pediatria (Napoli) 91: 137–138.
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