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Table 3 Model coefficients β and p-value (p) for each determinant and response variable

From: Determinants and protective behaviours regarding tick bites among school children in the Netherlands: a cross-sectional study

Covariate

Knowledge score

Perceived severity (q5)

Perceived susceptibility

Perceived importance

Protective behaviour

% Forest cover

2.50 (0.20)

0,15 (0.96)

0.68 (0.60)

-2.63 (*)

4,54 (**)

Urbanisation level 2

0.11 (0.82)

-0,34 (0.62)

-0,61 (0,08)

-0.39 (0.26)

-0.33 (0.34)

Urbanisation level 3

0.12 (0.82)

-0.12 (0.88)

-0.25 (0.6)

-0.05 (0.87)

0.40 (0.24)

Urbanisation level 4

0.12 (0.82)

0,49 (0.60)

-0.39 (0.28)

-0.98 (*)

-0.32 (0.38)

Urbanisation level 5

0.12 (0.78)

-0,30 (0.67)

-0.60 (0.06)

-0.53 (0.09)

0.36 (0.25)

Previous education

0.45 (*)

-0.04 (0.90)

0.02 (0.91)

0.13 (0.34)

0.13 (0.35)

Knowledge score ≥6

nd

1.78 (**)†

0.13 (0.37)

0.42 (**)

0.61 (**)

Perceived severity (is aware of tick bite consequence)

nd

nd

(0.69) (*)

-0.08 (0.74)

0.31 (0.21)

Perceived susceptibility (doesn’t know)

nd

nd

nd

0.28 (0.16)

-0.45 (*)

Perceived susceptibility (can get ill)

nd

nd

nd

0.55 (**)

-0.08 (0.58)

Perceived importance (a bit important)

nd

nd

nd

nd

0.99 (**)

Perceived importance (very important)

nd

nd

nd

nd

2.16 (**)

Perceived susceptibility (not knowing person with LB)

-0.23 (0.35)

-0.67 (0.07)

-0.04 (0.85)

-0.36 (0.12)

-0.39 (0.10)

Perceived susceptibility (knowing person with LB)

0.57 (**)

1.17 (*)

0.58 (**)

0.45 (**)

0.37 (*)

Protective behaviour (sometimes)

nd

nd

0.17 (0.21)

nd

nd

Protective behaviour (frequently)

nd

nd

0.29 (0.13)

nd

nd

  1. An *indicates p ≤ 0.05, and **indicates p ≤ 0.001. Those variables that were not included in analyses per domain are indicated with “nd”.
  2. † This model was run with an adjusted knowledge score, where question 5 was excluded and the criterion was set at ≥5 questions correct.