关键词: 蜱, 防治技能, 影响因素

Abstract: Objective To investigate the anti-tick skills and their influential factors among the residents in Tianjin, China, and to provide a basis for effective control measures and health education. Methods A questionnaire survey was conducted in 360 residents aged above 15 years who were randomly selected from 18 districts or counties of Tianjin. Results Of all respondent residents, 61.7% (221/358) mastered anti-tick skills, including anti-tick methods (81.8%), knowledge about the habits and characteristics of tick (59.2%), self-protection methods (72.1%) like wearing light-colored clothes (35.8%) and applying repellent (57.8%), and post-biting treatment methods (76.3%). Among the residents aged above 50 years, 50.0% (38/76) mastered anti-tick skills, compared with 64.9% (183/282) in the rest of the residents (P ＜ 0.05). Among the residents with college diplomas, 73.6% (156/212) mastered anti-tick skills, compared with 50.0% (36/72) in those with only high-school diplomas and 39.2% (29/74) in the rest of the residents (P ＜ 0.01). Among the residents with a monthly income of less than 2000 yuan, 38.5% (42/109) mastered anti-tick skills, compared with 71.4% (147/206) in those with a monthly income of 2000-4000 yuan and 74.4% (32/43) in those with a monthly income more than 4000 yuan (P ＜ 0.01). The logistic regression analysis showed that career and monthly income were the significant factors affecting the anti-tick skills of residents in Tianjin (P ＜ 0.05). Conclusion Career and monthly income are the main influential factors for the anti-tick skills of the residents in Tianjin. Health education should be enhanced among the workers in high-risk industry and low-income residents to improve their anti-tick skills.

Key words: Tick, Anti-tick skill, Influential factor