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. 2017 Nov 27;146(1):125–136. doi: 10.1017/S0950268817002679

Table 4.

Differences in attitudes in pre-intervention phase and post-intervention phase

Attitude questions Test responses (%) P value
Pre-intervention Phase (n = 425) Post-intervention Phase (n = 339)
Would you adopt personal protective strategies when in contact with livestock (e.g. sheep, cattle, pigs, dogs, etc.)? 0·006
Yes 236 (56·9) 227 (68·2)
No 116 (28·0) 66 (19·8)
Maybe 63 (15·1) 40 (12·0)
Would you deal with livestock that carries ticks in time to prevent family members from being bitten by ticks? 0·006
Yes 302 (73·7) 265 (79·6)
No 78 (19·0) 36 (10·8)
Maybe 30 (7·3) 32 (9·6)
Would you clean up weeds and shrubs in the yard and/or around the house regularly? 0·036
Yes 328 (80·0) 285 (84·8)
No 63 (15·4) 31 (9·2)
Maybe 19 (4·6) 20 (6·0)
Would you counsel related information about preventive strategies of SFTS in the lectures or propaganda which were conducted in your communities? 0·106
Yes 357 (91·9) 322 (95·3)
No 16 (3·8) 7 (2·1)
Maybe 18 (4·3) 9 (2·7)
Would you participate in the free related detections of SFTS that conducted by health departments? <0·001
Yes 281 (66·9) 273 (81·0)
No 12 (2·9) 4 (1·2)
Maybe 127 (30·2) 60 (17·8)

SFTS, severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome.

P-value; χ2/Fisher Exact Test estimation.