Table 2.

Severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome knowledge, attitudes, and practices responses of the study participants

Response	Participants (N = 752)
	n*	%
Knowledge
Did you hear about SFTS?	281	37.4
Symptoms and signs of SFTS
Fever	257	34.2
Weakness, headache, and muscle soreness	160	21.3
Nausea, vomiting, anorexia, and diarrhea	83	11.0
Cough and pharyngalgia	64	8.5
Leukopenia	60	8.0
Thrombocytopenia	76	10.1
Can SFTS patients be cured?	135	18.0
Are there vaccines against severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome virus?	104	13.8
Can SFTS patients infect others?	86	11.4
Route of transmission
Living with an SFTS patient	43	5.7
Contact with or talking to a SFTS patient	45	6.0
Direct contact with blood and/or body fluid directly	71	9.4
Tick bite	91	12.1
Attitude
What do you think someone should do if he or she is bitten by a tick?
Paralyze the tick with medical alcohol or iodine and remove it	287	38.2
Crush the tick to death and remove it	209	27.8
What would your advice be if someone was bitten by a tick and developed symptoms (fever, headache, vomiting, diarrhea, etc.)?
Visit a doctor immediately	544	72.3
Self-medication	52	6.9
Would you consult SFTS-related information provided in lectures or informational campaigns conducted in your community?	621	82.6
Would you participate in SFTS-related free detection offered in your community?	524	69.7
Practice
Which protective measures have you taken when working in the field?
Wearing long-sleeve clothes and fastening cuffs and collars	461	61.3
Using repellents	152	20.2
Which have you performed when coming into contact with livestock (sheep, pigs, cattle, etc.)?
Taking protective measures (gloves, hat, etc.)	312	41.5
Removing ticks from livestock	449	59.7
Regularly cleared weeds around the house to reduce tick habitats	588	78.2

SFTS = severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome.

* The participants responded with “Yes.”