Table 1.

Personal characteristics of the respondents.

Individual—Related Characteristic	Number (%)
Gender Male Female	406 (100%)
	72/397 (18%)
	325/397 (82%)
Age <29 30–39 40–49 >49	400 (100%) 74/400 (18%) 235/400 (59%) 79/400 (20%)
	12/400 (3%)
Education Primary Secondary Vocational Higher	400 (100%) 10/400 (2%) 88/400 (22%)
	37/400 (9%)
	267/400 (67%)
Place of residence Rural Urban	397 (100%) 165/397 (42%) 232/397 (58%)
Bitten by a tick in the past	161/388 (41%)
Bitten by a tick in the last year at least once	66/402 (16%)
Bitten by a tick in the last year more than once	21/405 (5%)
Respondent’s child bitten by a tick in the past	123/393 (31%)
Respondent’s child bitten by a tick more than once	40/405 (10%)

Data presented as frequencies and percentages. Denominators lower than the study group indicate missing data.