Factors associated with preventive behaviors regarding Lyme disease in Canada and Switzerland: A comparative study

BMC Public Health

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Aenishaenslin, Cécile ^a   Michel, Pascal ^a,b   Ravel, André ^a   Gern, Lise ^c   Milord, François ^d   Waaub, Jean Philippe ^e   Bélanger, Denise ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCY OF CANADA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEUCHÂTEL   (Switzerland)

^d INSTITUT NATIONAL DE SANTÉ PUBLIQUE DU QUÉBEC   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Borreliosis; Lyme disease; Prevention; Preventive behaviors; Risk perception; Tick bites; Ticks

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANIMAL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CANADA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; LYME DISEASE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; SEX RATIO; SWITZERLAND; TICK; UTILIZATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANIMALS; CANADA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; LYME DISEASE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SWITZERLAND; TICKS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84928740982     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12889-015-1539-2     Document Type: Article

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