Table 2 Frequency of finding ticks on study respondents before and during the COVID-19 lockdown by selected socio-demographic characteristics
Variable N (%) | One time N (%) | Two times N (%) | More than two times N (%) | Total before | Total during | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Before | During | Before | During | Before | During | ||||
Age group (years) | |||||||||
 < 45 years old | 347 (86.5) | 8 (2) | 28 (7) | 1 (0.2) | 7 (1.7) | 3 (0.7) | 2 (0.5) | 12 (3) | 37 (9.2) |
 > 45 years old | 54 (13.5) | 1 (0.2) | 2 (0.5) | 0 (0) | 1 (0.2) | 0 (0) | 1 (0.2) | 1 (0.2) | 4 (1) |
Owning dogs | |||||||||
 Dog owners | 230 (57.4) | 6 (1.5) | 24 (6) | 1 (0.2) | 6 (1.5) | 2 (0.5) | 2 (0.5) | 9 (2.2) | 32 (8) |
 Respondents without dogs | 171 (42.6) | 3 (0.7) | 6 (1.5) | 0 (0) | 2 (0.5) | 1 (0.2) | 1 (0.2) | 4 (1) | 9 (2.2) |
Residence environment | |||||||||
 Urban | 216 (53.9) | 4 (1) | 10 (2.5) | 0 (0) | 3 (0.7) | 2 (0.5) | 0 (0) | 6 (1.5) | 13 (3.2) |
 Peri/suburban/rural | 185 (46.1) | 5 (1.2) | 20 (5) | 1 (0.2) | 5 (1.2) | 1 (0.2) | 3 (0.7) | 7 (1.7) | 28 (7) |
Amount of time spent outdoors | |||||||||
 Decreased | 259 (64.6) | 6 (1.5) | 11 (2.7) | 0 (0) | 1 (0.2) | 2 (0.5) | 1 (0.2) | 8 (2) | 13 (3.2) |
 Increased | 69 (17.2) | 2 (0.5) | 10 (2.5) | 1 (0.2) | 6 (1.5) | 0 (0) | 1 (0.2) | 3 (0.7) | 17 (4.2) |
 No change | 73 (18.2) | 1 (0.2) | 9 (2.2) | 0 (0) | 1 (0.2) | 1 (0.2) | 1 (0.2) | 2 (0.5) | 11 (2.7) |
 Total | 401 (100) | 9 (2.2) | 30 (7.5) | 1 (0.2) | 8 (2) | 3 (0.7) | 3 (0.7) | 13 (3.2) | 41 (10.2) |