Healthy, safe and responsible : the modern female traveller

One-half of all travellers are women; yet, there is a distinct lack of detailed travel health knowledge on topics of unique relevance to women. While there is medical advice relating to stages in the female lifecycle, it neglects women-specific practical aspects despite their ability to harm travellers' health and cause inconvenience. This paper discusses comprehensively three major aspects of travel as they relate to women. First, it suggests the management of personal hygiene, bodily functions, menstruation and sexual behaviour, and alerts to the limited knowledge on travel mental health issues.Second, apart from travelling in a female body with its specific demands, being a woman requires special attention to safety and security. Within various travel contexts, women have many opportunities for minimising potential risks.Finally, guided by travel medicine's acknowledgment of its role in the concept of responsible travel, this article goes beyond the usual general statements and broad advice and offers detailed and practical suggestions on how the female traveller can contribute to the overall goal of minimising any potential harm to fellow humans and the natural environment. Recognising the scarcity of women-specific travel information, pathways to better education, and a range of suggestions for urgent research facilitate the provision of high-quality travel health care tailored specifically to women's needs.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:7

Enthalten in:

Tropical diseases, travel medicine and vaccines - 7(2021), 1 vom: 05. Juni, Seite 14

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Bauer, Irmgard L [VerfasserIn]

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Volltext

Themen:

Female hygiene
Journal Article
Menstruation suppression
Review
Risk perception
Tourist behaviour
Travel health advice
Women travellers

Anmerkungen:

Date Revised 10.06.2021

published: Electronic

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.1186/s40794-021-00141-7

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM326387781