Author's response to reviews Title: A cross-sectional survey to evaluate knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAP) regarding seasonal influenza vaccination among international travellers Authors:

Author's response to reviews Title: A cross-sectional survey to evaluate knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAP) regarding seasonal influenza vaccination among European travellers to resource-limited destinations Authors:

Response We are able to compare our spectrum of travellers to the WTO travel statistics for Switzerland and to European airport studies. From there, we know that travellers to North Africa, the Middle East and the Caribbean region are underrepresented as we have highlighted in the DISCUSSION section. In addition, we have specified the manuscript title to clearly state that only travellers to re...

A cross-sectional survey to evaluate knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAP) regarding seasonal influenza vaccination among European travellers to resource-limited destinations

BACKGROUND Influenza is one of the most common vaccine-preventable diseases in travellers. By performing two cross-sectional questionnaire surveys during winter 2009 and winter 2010 among European travellers to resource-limited destinations, we aimed to investigate knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAP) regarding seasonal influenza vaccination. METHODS Questionnaires were distributed in the...

Author's response to reviews Title: Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices towards Pandemic Influenza among Cases, Close Contacts, and Healthcare Workers in Tropical Singapore: A Cross-sectional Survey Authors:

Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices (KAP) Regarding Menstruation among School Girls in West of Iran: A Population Based Cross-Sectional Study

Background Menstruation is a challenging situation for young women in whom a poor hygiene practice can result in infertility and reproductive system diseases. Attitude and knowledge are two factors related to each other, and reflected in people’s practice. This study aimed to assess the KAP, and their association among teenage girls in Western Iran. Materials and Methods A cross-sectional study...

Influenza Vaccination: A Cross-Sectional Survey of Knowledge, Attitude and Practices among the Lebanese Adult Population

BACKGROUND Influenza is a common preventable infectious disease associated with high mortality and morbidity. Vaccination is the most cost-effective measure to prevent influenza, yet the vaccine uptake is known to be low. No previous studies have assessed the rate of seasonal influenza vaccination use among the Lebanese population, nor examined the knowledge and attitudes towards the influenza ...