Table 4.

Respondent characteristics, knowledge and practice adherence status associated with being classified as having high concern for tick-borne diseases

	n	High Concern, n (%)	Odds ratio (95% CI)	Adjusted OR (95% CI)
Sex
Male	61	35 (57)	0.88 (0.37–2.07)	1.49 (0.49–4.51)
Female	33	20 (61)	1.0
Age group
≥ 46 years	41	21 (51)	0.57 (0.25–1.31)	0.10 (0.03–0.41)
< 46 years	54	35 (65)	1.0
Years in current job
> 10 years	70	48 (69)	4.64 (1.74–12.36)	18.82 (4.11–86.17)
≤ 10 years	25	8 (32)	1.0
Time spent working outdoors
> 20 h/week	46	25 (54)	0.69 (0.30–1.57)	0.68 (0.24–2.00)
≤ 20 h/week	49	31 (63)	1.0
TBD diagnosis
Yes	25	16 (64)	1.73 (0.52–3.43)	0.65 (0.18–2.33)
No	70	40 (57)	1.0
Tick exposure
High	71	42 (59)	0.93 (0.36–2.44)	0.49 (0.14–1.78)
Low	23	14 (61)	1.0
Knowledge
High	71	44 (62)	1.63 (0.64–4.14)	1.98 (0.61–6.36)
Low	24	12 (50)	1.0
Practice adherence
High	61	43 (70)	3.86 (1.59–9.34)	7.56 (2.20–26.05)
Low	34	13 (38)	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