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Table 2 Distribution of participants by region for the five FGD

From: Acceptability of tick control interventions to prevent Lyme disease in Switzerland and Canada: a mixed-method study

Region

Focus groups (number of participants)

Descriptive characteristics of participants by region

Neuchâtel

Focus group 1 (7)

22/22 (100 %) were aware of LD for more than one year

Focus group 2 (9)

7/22 (27 %) had a high risk perception (global risk perception score ≥4)

Focus group 3 (6)

19/22 (86 %) had a high level of knowledge on LD

Total = 22

3/22 (14 %) declared that they had LD in the past

17/22 (77 %) declared that they knew someone who has ever had LD

16/22 (73 %) were women

Age of participants was distributed between 18 and more than 75 years old.

Montérégie

Focus group 4 (6)

10/12 (83 %) were aware of LD for more than one year

Focus group 5 (6)

6/12 (50 %) had a high risk perception (global risk perception score ≥4)

Total = 12

7/12 (58 %) had a high level of knowledge on LD

0/12 (0 %) declared that they had LD in the past

1/12 (8 %) declared that they knew someone who has ever had LD

8/12 (67 %) were women

Age of participants was distributed between 25 and 64 years old