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Table 4 Main motivators and barriers for measures to prevent tick bites
| Wearing protective clothing | % |
|---|---|
| Motivators (n = 284) | |
| “wearing protective clothing is effective” | 53 |
| “high perceived chance of tick bites” | 47 |
| “Lyme disease can be severe” | 37 |
| “feel responsible for my health” | 33 |
| “I follow the advice” | 19 |
| Barriers (n = 78) | |
| “wearing protective clothing during summer is too warm” | 81 |
| “low perceived chance of tick bites” | 30 |
| “wearing protective clothing in nature is overdone” | 23 |
| “low perceived chance of Lyme disease” | 19 |
| Using insect repellent skin products | |
| Motivators (n = 86) | |
| “Lyme disease can be severe” | 45 |
| “feel responsible for my health” | 40 |
| “high perceived chance of tick bites” | 38 |
| “using repellent skin products is effective” | 34 |
| “I follow the advice” | 29 |
| Barriers (n = 276) | |
| “do not belief it is effective” | 34 |
| “do not like to use insect repellent products for my skin” | 32 |
| “too little information is provided” | 27 |
| “low perceived chance of tick bites” | 23 |
| “using insect repellent skin products is overdone” | 22 |
| “I am not familiar with insect repellent skin products” | 19 |
| Checking skin after being outdoors/remove tick | |
| Motivators (n = 353) | |
| “Lyme disease can be severe” | 64 |
| “checking skin/remove tick is effective” | 48 |
| “feel responsible for my health” | 44 |
| “I follow the advice” | 25 |
| “high perceived chance of tick bites” | 18 |
| “high perceived chance of Lyme disease” | 16 |
| Barriers (n = 108) | |
| “low perceived chance of tick bites” | 35 |
| “do not know how to recognize a tick” | 19 |
| “check my skin after being outdoors is overdone” | 19 |
| “do not know how to remove a tick” | 16 |
| “too little information is provided” | 16 |
