Recreational behaviour, risk perceptions, and protective practices against ticks: a cross-sectional comparative study before and during the lockdown enforced by the COVID-19 pandemic in Romania

Table. 8 Multivariate analysis results regarding the frequency of using protective measures against ticks before and during the COVID-19 lockdown in Romanian respondents. Independent variable: residence type

Dependent variable	F-value	Df	df error	P-value	Residence type	Means	99% CI
Commercial repellents	11.303	1	385	0.001	Peri-urban/suburban/rural	0.506 (0.076)	[4.626; 0.656]
Commercial repellents					Urban	0.239 (0.069)	[0.093; 0.374]
Light-coloured clothing	3.929	1	385	0.048	Peri-urban/suburban/rural	0.565 (0.075)	[0.247; 0.712]
Light-coloured clothing					Urban	0.410 (0.067)	[4.507; 0.543]
Pants tucked into long socks	14.215	1	385	0.000	Peri-urban/suburban/rural	0.662 (0.087)	[2.445; 0.833]
Pants tucked into long socks					Urban	0.323 (0.078)	[0.199; 0.476]
Avoiding reported tick areas	0.059	1	385	0.808	Peri-urban/suburban/rural	0.662 (0.102)	[0.462; 0.862]
Avoiding reported tick areas					Urban	0.636 (0.091)	[0.456; 0.816]
Body check	1.799	1	385	0.181	Peri-urban/suburban/rural	1.173 (0.115)	[0.948; 1.398]
Body check					Urban	1.013 (0.103)	[0.811; 1.216]
Bathing/showering to observe ticks	0.398	1	385	0.529	Peri-urban/suburban/rural	1.256 (0.113)	[1.034; 1.479]
Bathing/showering to observe ticks					Urban	1.182 (0.102)	[0.982; 1.382]

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