Table 3.

Respondent characteristics, concern level and practice adherence status associated with scoring in the high knowledge category on the tick-borne diseases KAP survey

	n	High Knowledge, n (%)	Odds ratio (95% CI)	Adjusted OR (95% CI)
Sex
Male	61	47 (77)	1.46 (0.56–3.78)	1.57 (0.57–4.36)
Female	33	23 (70)	1.0
Age group
≥ 46 years	41	31 (76)	1.09 (0.43–2.77)	1.17 (0.38–3.64)
< 46 years	54	40 (74)	1.0
Years in current job
> 10 years	70	53 (76)	1.21 (0.43–3.40)	1.16 (0.30–4.43)
≤ 10 years	25	18 (72)	1.0
Time spent working outdoors
> 20 h/week	46	34 (74)	0.92 (0.36–2.32)	0.94 (0.34–2.58)
≤ 20 h/week	49	37 (75)	1.0
TBD diagnosis
Yes	25	19 (76)	1.10 (0.38–3.17)	1.52 (0.45–5.09)
No	70	52 (74)	1.0
Tick exposure
High	71	52 (73)	0.58 (0.17–1.91)	0.52 (0.15–1.84)
Low	23	19 (83)	1.0
Concern level
High	56	44 (79)	1.63 (0.64–4.14)	1.79 (0.56–5.73)
Low	39	27 (69)	1.0
Practice adherence
High	61	44 (72)	0.67 (0.25–1.83)	0.41 (0.12–1.36)
Low	34	27 (79)	1.0

Odds ratios (95% CIs) were estimated in univariate logistic regression models and aORs (95% CIs) were based on multivariate logistic regression models that included all of the respondent factors listed as explanatory variables