Table 2.
Unadjusted and Adjusted Odds Ratios for Practicing Personal Protection Behaviors Most of the Time or Always by Demographics, Knowledge, Attitudes, and History of Tickborne Disease, Connecticut and Maryland, 2016–2017.
| Performing tick check on oneself (n = 1881) | Showering or bathing after spending time outdoors (n = 1882) |
Applying insect repellent to oneself (n = 1881) | Applying tick control to pet (n = 1076) | |||||||||
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| % | uOR (95% CI) | aOR (95% CI) | % | uOR (95% CI) | aOR (95% CI) | % | uOR (95% CI) | aOR (95% CI) | % | uOR (95% CI) | aOR (95% CI) | |
| Age | ||||||||||||
| ≥50 | 59% | 1.18* (.97-1.44) | 42% | 1.00 (.82-1.21) | 30% | .94 (.76-1.16) | 83% | 1.04 (.74-1.47) | ||||
| 18-49 | 55% | 42% | 32% | 83% | ||||||||
| Education | ||||||||||||
| College/Grad School | 57% | .73** (.55-.96) | .63** (.45-.87) | 42% | .98 (.75-1.29) | 31% | 1.11 (.83-1.50) | 84% | 1.47* (.96-2.26) | |||
| Elementary/Middle/High School | 64% | 43% | 29% | 78% | ||||||||
| Income | ||||||||||||
| ≥$100,000 | 57% | 1.05(.86-1.27) | 41% | .92(.75-1.11) | 27% | .66+(.54-.81) | ,65+(.53-.81) | 86% | 1.82+(1.30-2.56) | 1.71+(1.21-2.42) | ||
| < $100,000 | 56% | 43% | 36% | 78% | ||||||||
| Sex | ||||||||||||
| Female | 59% | 1.11(.92-1.33) | 43% | 1.09(.91-1.32) | 37% | 1.67+(1.37-2.04) | 1.56+(1.26-1.94) | 84% | 1.18(.86-1.63) | |||
| Male | 56% | 41% | 26% | 82% | ||||||||
| Self-rated knowledge of LD | ||||||||||||
| Some/A lot | 62% | 2.78+(2.21-3.51) | 2.50+(l.89-3.31) | 43% | 1.21*(.96-1.52) | 32% | 1.28 (.99-1.64) | 85% | 1.77+(1.20-2.61) | |||
| None/A little | 37% | 39% | 27% | 75% | ||||||||
| Perceived prevalence of LD | ||||||||||||
| Common/Very Common | 65% | 2.22+(1.83-2.71) | 1.71+(1.37-2.13) | 45% | 1.36+(1.12-1.66) | 1.42+(1.15-1.74) | 34% | 1.56+(1.26-1.93) | 1.64+(1.30-2.08) | 86% | 1.89+(1.36-2.64) | 1.92+(1.35-2.73) |
| Rare/Somewhat Common | 46% | 37% | 25% | 77% | ||||||||
| Perceived severity of LD | ||||||||||||
| Very Severe | 62% | 1.59+(1.32-1.93) | 1.36**(1.10-1.67) | 45% | 1.38+(1.14-1.67) | 1.28**(1.05-1.56) | 32% | 1.16*(.94-1.42) | 84% | 1.11(.80-1.55) | ||
| Not/Moderately Severe | 51% | 37% | 29% | 82% | ||||||||
| Perceived likelihood of contracting TBD next year | ||||||||||||
| Very Likely | 77% | 2.66+(1.77-3.99) | 1.83**(1.20-2.78) | 47% | 1.25(.88-1.77) | 39% | 1.48**(1.04-2.12) | 87% | 1.38(.72-2.66) | |||
| Unlikely/Moderately Likely | 56% | 41% | 30% | 83% | ||||||||
| Ever been diagnosed with TBD | ||||||||||||
| Yes | 66% | 1.66+ (1.35-2.05) | 45% | 1.14 (.93-1.40) | 31% | .99 (.79-1.23) | 84% | 1.08 (.76-1.54) | ||||
| No | 54% | 41% | 31% | 83% | ||||||||
| State | ||||||||||||
| Connecticut | 62% | 1.33+ (1.09-1.61) | 40% | .87* (.72-1.1) | .78** (.63-.96) | 31% | .99 (.81-1.2) | 86% | 1.4* (.99-2.0) | |||
| Maryland | 55% | 43% | 31% | 81% | ||||||||
uOR: unadjusted odds ratio; aOR: adjusted odds ratio.
Adjusted models controlled for significant covariates and state.
*
p value < .20
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p value < .05
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p value < .01
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Other category of values was “Never, Rarely, Sometimes”.