Tick-borne disease preventive practices and perceptions in an endemic area

Butler, Amber; Sedghi, Tannaz; Petrini, Joann; Ahmadi, Ramin

doi:10.1016/j.ttbdis.2015.12.003

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“…Whether higher levels of knowledge positively influence preventive behaviors is uncertain. On the one hand, Gould et al and Butler et al demonstrated that higher levels of knowledge seem to positively influence preventive behavior [67,30]. On the other hand, research conducted in areas where LB is endemic has demonstrated that, despite having adequate knowledge about its symptoms and transmission, many people do not perform behaviors to reduce their risk of infection [46].…”

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Section: Theoretical Considerationsmentioning

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“…Ðiuo me tu, daþ niau ke liau jant, þmo nëms yra svar bu lai ku pa ste bë ti ir at pa þin ti er kës ákan di mà, net ir bûnant ki to je ða ly je. Gy dy to jas pri va lo þi no ti ne tik apie EE, LB, bet ir apie ki tø li gø ri zi kà, kad, pa si reið kus li gos simpto mams, bû tø pa si rink tas tin ka mas gy dy mo bû das [15].…”

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“…But ler ir kt. at lik ta me ty ri me ðá bû dà pa si rin ko 67 % ap klaus tø jø [15], o Ne jez chle bo vá ir kt. tyri me re zul ta tas svy ruo ja nuo 4 % (Len ki jos uni ver si te to vy rai) iki 89 % (Èe ki jos uni ver si te to mo te rys) [13].…”

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Tick-borne encephalitis: students’ attitude and knowledge analysis

Mineikytė

Navickaitė

Valaikienė³

2018

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Įvadas. Nustatyta, kad sergamumas erkiniu encefalitu (EE) Lietuvoje 2016 m. padvigubėjo ir yra vienas didžiausių Europoje. Šio tyrimo tikslas išsiaiškinti ir įvertinti I–IV kursų medicinos studentų požiūrį ir žinias apie EE sergamumą Lietuvoje, riziką susirgti, komplikacijas, gydymą, naudojamas prevencijos priemones ir informacijos apie erkių platinamų ligų sklaidą. Tiriamieji ir tyrimo metodai. Atlikta anoniminė anketinė apklausa, kurioje dalyvavo 404 studentai, besimokantys Vilniaus universiteto Medicinos fakulteto I–IV kursuose (amžius vid. – 20,7 ± 1,56 m., 17–30 m.) Anketą sudarė 21 pusiau uždaras klausimas: 6 klausimai apie EE sergamumą, komplikacijas ir gydymą, 9 klausimai apie erkių platinamų ligų prevencines priemones ir 2 klausimai apie informacijos šaltinius ir sklaidą. Rezultatai. EE, kaip erkių platinamą ligą, įvardijo 397 (98,3 %), Laimo boreliozę (LB) – 382 (94,6 %) respondentai. Kad sergamumas EE Lietuvoje didelis (> 11/100 tūkst. gyv. per metus), žinojo 58 (14,4 %) studentai, 159 (39,4 %) atsakė, kad vidutinis (2–10/100 tūkst. gyv. per metus). Dažniausios įvardintos EE komplikacijos buvo paralyžius, parezė – 327 (80,9 %). Efektyviausia prevencine priemone 237 (58,7 %) studentai įvardijo skiepus. Pasiskiepijusių nuo EE buvo 169 (41,8 %). Teigiančių, kad galimas tik simptominis gydymas, buvo 106 (26 %). 113 (28,0 %) studentų nuomone, žmonės apie erkių platinamas ligas yra pakankamai informuoti, o 193 (47,8 %) manė, kad dėmesio skiriama per mažai. 219 (54 %) studentų pagrindiniu šaltiniu apie EE įvardijo žiniasklaidą. Išvados. Tik 14,4 % studentų žinojo, kad sergamumas EE Lietuvoje yra didelis, o ne vidutinis. Beveik visi sutiko, kad EE sukelia ilgalaikių komplikacijų, bet tik kas ketvirtas žinojo, kad gydymas yra tik simptominis. Dauguma studentų atsakė, kad vakcinacija yra efektyviausia prevencijos priemonė, beveik pusė respondentų nurodė, kad yra pasiskiepiję nuo EE. Kas antras studentas teigė, kad visuomenė nėra pakankamai informuota apie erkių platinamas ligas.

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“…In a review of the literature, Mowbray et al [5] showed that the majority of articles focus on the study of prevention behaviors. It appears that the knowledge of the risk related to ticks remains low in the population [6], therefore, most orientation is directed toward the socio-cognitive dimension associated with prevention behaviors, such as personal efficiency [6][7][8][9]. However, the risk factors related to the local environment are well established [10,11], especially among professional populations [12].…”

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Tick Bite Risk as a Socio-Spatial Representation—An Exploratory Study in Massif Central, France

Dernat

Johany

2019

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Ticks are responsible for the largest number of transmissions of vector-borne diseases in the northern hemisphere, which makes the risk from tick bites a serious public health problem. Biological scientific research and prevention studies are important, but they have not focused on the population’s perception of tick bite risk, especially at a spatial level. This exploratory article sets out to study this point through an innovative methodology involving the collection of 133 mental maps associated with a semi-structured interview and a socio-demographic questionnaire collected in the Massif Central region, France. The results show a strong link between the representation of the tick bite risk and the representation of particular landscapes. Forests appear as dangerous for the population, especially in the traditional activities of family walking or hiking. This calls into question overly anxiogenic prevention approaches that neglect the impact on practices in risk-prone spaces. It accentuates the need for localized education measure to improve knowledge about tick biology and avoid stereotypical and unnecessary negative representations associated with the environment.

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Tick-borne disease preventive practices and perceptions in an endemic area

Cited by 64 publications

References 26 publications

Attention for Lyme prevention

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Tick-borne encephalitis: students’ attitude and knowledge analysis

Tick Bite Risk as a Socio-Spatial Representation—An Exploratory Study in Massif Central, France

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