Table 2.
Knowledge test: response distribution of presented items proposed to the 229 Occupational Physicians participating in the survey and contributing to the assessment of General Knowledge Score (GKS) (Cronbach’s Alpha = 0.707).
| Statement | Correct Answer | No., % |
|---|---|---|
| 1. The subsequent disorders are transmitted by tick bite | ||
| TBE | TRUE | 127, 55.5% |
| Crimea-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever | TRUE | 33, 14.4% |
| Lyme Disease | TRUE | 173, 75.5% |
| Yellow Fever | FALSE | 219, 96.5% |
| Dengue | FALSE | 16, 7.0% |
| West Nile Fever | FALSE | 223, 97.4% |
| 2. The subsequent disorders are preventable through commercially available vaccination(s) | ||
| TBE | TRUE | 64, 27.9% |
| Crimea-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever | FALSE | 198, 86.5% |
| Lyme Disease | FALSE | 205, 89.5% |
| Yellow Fever | TRUE | 130, 56.8% |
| Dengue | FALSE | 175, 76.4% |
| West Nile Fever | FALSE | 183, 79.9% |
| 3. In the Italian Region where he/she lives/works TBE is endemic | * | 38, 16.6% |
| 4. In cases of tick bites, the head should be removed as soon as possible | TRUE | 184, 80.3% |
| 5. Tick head should be removed by means of specifically designed tweezers | TRUE | 157, 68.6% |
| 6. Tick head removal may be improved by means of oils/lotions | FALSE | 58, 25.3% |
| 7. TBE vaccine is effective also against Lyme disease | FALSE | 62, 27.1% |
| 8. Arboviral infections in at-risk professionals are compensated as occupational injuries | TRUE | 123, 53.7% |
| 9. TBE is characterized by inter-human spreading | FALSE | 174, 76.0% |
| 10. Latency for Lyme’s disease may be of weeks up to some months | TRUE | 135, 59.0% |
Note = * depending of the region of residence.