Study on public perceptions and protective behaviors regarding Lyme disease among the general public in the Netherlands: implications for prevention programs

Table 2 Predictors of wearing protective clothing to prevent tick bites

Characteristics	Wearing protective clothing (often/always)
	Univariate				Multivariate
	Row%	OR	95% CI	p-Value	OR	95% CI	p-Value
Employment status
employed	31	1.00			1.00
unemployed/retired	46	1.96	1.27-3.03	0.002	1.96	1.24-3.08	0.004
Knowledge
1-3 statements correct	33	1.00			1.00
4-5 statements correct	46	1.80	1.15-2.81	0.01	1.69	1.07-2.68	0.03
Feelings of concern
not (at all) worried (1-2)	28	1.00			1.00
a bit/(very) worried (3-5)	45	2.07	1.34-3.21	0.001	2.22	1.41-3.51	0.001
Perceived efficacy
certainly not, probably not, even (1-3)	17	1.00			1.00
certainly/probably (4-5)	39	3.15	1.27-7.80	0.01	2.97	1.17-7.54	0.02

Gender, age, education, children in household, ethnicity, region of residence in the Netherlands, experienced tick bites in past, frequency of visiting nature, perceived severity (2 items) and perceived vulnerability (2 items) were not univariately associated with wearing protective clothing.

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