Protective practices against tick bites in Denmark, Norway and Sweden: a questionnaire-based study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Tick-borne infections are of emerging and increasing concern in the Scandinavian countries Denmark, Norway and Sweden. Only few studies have investigated protective practices against tick bites in the general population. The aim of this multi-country study was to assess the use of protective practices and the perception of the efficacy of them.

Methods

We surveyed the extent of using protective practices against tick bites, using the same questionnaire in three local languages. In addition, we surveyed perceptions of how good a protection the different practices provide. Altogether 783 individuals from Denmark, 789 from Norway and 1096 from Sweden participated in the study by completing an extensive online questionnaire in October 2016.

Results

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SUBMITTER: Jepsen MT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6805683 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature