Factors associated with preventive behaviors regarding Lyme disease in Canada and Switzerland: a comparative study

Table 2 Proportions of reported adoption of LD preventive behaviors by region, gender, age groups and level of exposure

Preventive measure	Gender				Age						Level of exposure				Total¹			Total region²
	Women		Men		18-34 yr		35-54 yr		55+ yr		High		Low		Total¹			Total region²
	%	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	P	%
Performing tick check after outdoor activities
Montérégie	16%	13/81	20%	17/85	11%	2/19	15%	10/69	23%	18/78	20%	8/40	18%	22/126	18%	30/166	<0.0001	7%
Neuchâtel	82%	155/190	69%^*	79/114	78%	62/80	79%	106/135	74%	66/89	80%	138/172	73%	96/132	77%	234/304		57%
Wearing protective clothing
Montérégie	50%	42/84	49%	45/92	63%	10/16	36%**	27/75	60%	50/85	49%	19/39	50%	68/137	49%	87/176	<0.0001	22%
Neuchâtel	76%	139/183	69%	79/115	61%²	47/77	76%	102/135	80%	69/86	78%	131/169	67%^***	87/129	73%	218/298		53%
Applying tick repellent
Montérégie	40%	35/87	30%	26/87	61% ^**	11/18	35%	24/69	30%	27/87	43%	17/40	33%	44/134	35%	61/174	ns	15%
Neuchâtel	44%	82/185	33%	37/111	34%	27/79	49%**	65/134	33%	27/83	42%	70/165	37%	49/131	40%	119/296		29%
Avoiding wooded areas during high-risk period
Montérégie	45%	39/86	26%^*	23/90	30%	6/20	23%^**	17/73	47%^**	39/83	14%	6/42	42%^***	56/134	35%	62/176	ns	15%
Neuchâtel	36%	67/184	37%	38/104	31%	23/74	35%	45/130	44%	37/84	28%	45/159	47%^***	60/129	37%	105/288		25%
Treating properties with acaricides
Montérégie	10%	8/83	3%	3/89	0%	0/17	3%	2/70	11%**	9/85	5%	2/37	7%	9/135	6%	11/172	ns	3%
Neuchâtel	5%	6/116	7%	5/71	4%	2/52	7%	6/87	6%	3/48	7%	7/101	5%	4/86	6%	11/187		3%
Gobal preventive behavior score
Montérégie	58%	59/102	55%	55/100	57%	13/23	52%	42/81	60%	59/98	60%	27/45	55%	87/157	56%	114/202	<0.0001	28%
Neuchâtel	89%	175/197	82%	99/121	86%	71/83	86%	121/141	87%	82/94	91%	161/177	80%^***	113/141	86%	274/318		66%

¹includes only respondents who knew of LD before survey administration (Proportion of adoption in ‘LD familiar’ respondents).
²includes all respondents (Proportion of adoption in the total population; Montérégie: n = 401, Neuchâtel: n = 413).
*Significant (p < 0,05) difference when compared to women in the same region (Pearson Chi-square statistic).
**Significant (p < 0,05) difference when compared to other age groups in the same region (Pearson Chi-square statistic).
***Significant (p < 0,05) difference when compared to the high exposed group in the same region (Pearson Chi-square statistic).

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