Behavioral risk factors associated with reported tick exposure in a Lyme disease high incidence region in Canada

TitleBehavioral risk factors associated with reported tick exposure in a Lyme disease high incidence region in Canada
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2022
JournalBMC Public Health
Volume22
Issue1
Start Page807
Date Published04/2022
AuthorsAenishaenslin C, Charland K, Bowser N, Perez-Trejo E, Baron G, Milord F, Bouchard C
KeywordsLyme disease, prevention, Preventive behaviors, risk factors, Tick bites, Tick exposure, tick-borne diseases, ticks
Abstract

This study highlights the low level of adoption of preventive behaviors against tick bites in a region where LD risk is amongst the highest in Canada. This suggests a concerning lack of improvement in LD prevention, as low levels of adoption were already reported in studies conducted in the last decade. Innovative and evidence-based approaches to improve education on ticks and tick-borne diseases and to promote behavior changes are urgently needed in Canada.

URLhttps://bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12889-022-13222-9