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Table 4 Factors associated with feeling well informed about Lyme borreliosis, Health Barometer 2019

From: Increased awareness and knowledge of Lyme Borreliosis and tick bite prevention among the general population in France: 2016 and 2019 health barometer survey

 

Feeling well informed

 

N = 9611

 

%

aOR

95% CI

Sex

 Male

38%

ref

  

 Female

44%

1.1***

1.1

1.2

Age (years)

 18–24

26%

ref

  

 25–34

31%

1.1

0.8

1.4

 35–44

35%

1.2

1.0

1.6

 45–54

44%

1.9***

1.5

2.4

 55–64

50%

2.4***

1.9

3.1

 65–75

55%

3.0***

2.4

3.9

Level of LB regional incidence

 Low incidence

38%

ref

  

 Medium incidence

44%

1.1

0.9

1.3

 High incidence

50%

1.3***

1.1

1.5

Education level

  < Secondary school level

39%

ref

  

 Secondary school diploma

39%

1.1

0.9

1.3

 Higher education degree

46%

1.2*

1.0

1.4

Household monthly income

 1st tercile (low)

34%

ref

  

 2nd tercile

44%

1.2*

1.0

1.4

 3rd tercile (high)

48%

1.3***

1.1

1.5

 Refusal to answer

37%

1.0

0.8

1.3

Level of urbanization of the place of residence

 Paris urban area

30%

ref

  

 Rural

51%

1.5***

1.3

1.8

  < 20,000 inhabitants

48%

1.5***

1.3

1.9

 20,000–99,999 inhabitants

42%

1.3*

1.0

1.6

 100,000–199,999 inhabitants

45%

1.4**

1.1

1.9

  > = 200,000 inhabitants

35%

1.1

0.9

1.3

Socio-professional category

 Intermediate profession

45%

ref

  

 Farmers

54%

1.0

0.6

1.5

 Craftsman/shopkeeper/business owner

41%

0.9

0.7

1.2

 Executive/intellectual profession

50%

1.3***

1.1

1.6

 Employees

40%

0.9

0.7

1.0

 Blue-collar workers

33%

0.8*

0.7

1.0

 No professional activity

33%

1.2

0.6

2.4

Have you ever been bitten by a tick?

 No

37%

ref

  

 Yes

53%

1.5***

1.4

1.7

Feeling exposed to tick bites

 No

38%

ref

  

 Yes

53%

1.3***

1.1

1.4

Being concerned about having LB

 No

33%

ref

  

 Yes

58%

2.0***

1.8

2.3

Thinking tick bites can have health consequences

 No

7%

ref

  

 Yes

44%

5.5***

3.7

8.2

  1. *** p < 0.001; ** p < 0.01; * p < 0.05. aOR: adjusted odds ratio. 95% CI: 95% Confidence interval