dc.contributor.author | Knowlton, Elise | |
dc.contributor.author | Talley, Justin L. | |
dc.contributor.author | Noden, Bruce H. | |
dc.contributor.author | Hoback, William Wyatt | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2022-04-12T13:48:31Z | |
dc.date.available | 2022-04-12T13:48:31Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2021-07-20 | |
dc.identifier | oksd_noden_collegestudentsknowledgeofticks_2021 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Knowlton, E., Talley, J. L., Noden, B. H., & Hoback, W. W. (2021). College students' knowledge of ticks in Oklahoma: Assessment and insights. Insects, 12(7), Article 658. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects12070658 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/11244/335167 | |
dc.description.abstract | Ticks (Arachnida: Acari) are common in Oklahoma and may transmit tick-borne diseases (TBDs) to people. Due to the difficulty in reducing tick populations, awareness of tick bite prevention, proper tick removal, and knowledge of when to seek medical treatment are critical. However, outreach and extension programs are hampered by a lack of knowledge of what community members know about ticks. To address this limitation, we surveyed college students enrolled in three nonmajor Entomology courses at Oklahoma State University in 2018. Of the 483 students invited to take a survey, 224 (46.4%) students took both surveys. Pre-survey responses indicated lower levels of knowledge of tick biology compared to post-survey responses. For both pre- and post-survey respondents, "ticks can jump" and "ticks reside up in trees" received the fewest correct responses. A majority of survey respondents considered Lyme disease to be the predominant TBD in Oklahoma, although it is not established in Oklahoma. Supplemental education overcame these knowledge gaps, with the exception of knowledge of Lyme disease which was still considered to be the predominant TBD in the post-survey. Our results can be used to develop assessment tools to improve extension programs and enhance protection from TBDs. | |
dc.format | application/pdf | |
dc.language | en_US | |
dc.publisher | MDPI AG | |
dc.relation.ispartof | Insects, 12 (7) | |
dc.relation.uri | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34357318 | |
dc.rights | This material has been previously published. In the Oklahoma State University Library's institutional repository this version is made available through the open access principles and the terms of agreement/consent between the author(s) and the publisher. The permission policy on the use, reproduction or distribution of the material falls under fair use for educational, scholarship, and research purposes. Contact Digital Resources and Discovery Services at lib-dls@okstate.edu or 405-744-9161 for further information. | |
dc.title | College students' knowledge of ticks in Oklahoma: Assessment and insights | |
dc.date.updated | 2022-04-07T14:04:12Z | |
osu.filename | oksd_noden_collegestudentsknowledgeofticks_2021.pdf | |
dc.description.peerreview | Peer reviewed | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.3390/insects12070658 | |
dc.description.department | Entomology and Plant Pathology | |
dc.type.genre | Article | |
dc.type.material | Text | |
dc.subject.keywords | college students | |
dc.subject.keywords | survey | |
dc.subject.keywords | tick biology | |
dc.subject.keywords | Emerging Infectious Diseases | |
dc.subject.keywords | Vector-Borne Diseases | |
dc.subject.keywords | Infectious Diseases | |
dc.subject.keywords | 0608 Zoology | |
dc.identifier.author | ScopusID: 57226381973 (Knowlton, E) | |
dc.identifier.author | ORCID: 0000-0002-2932-1866 (Talley, JL) | |
dc.identifier.author | ScopusID: 55168292000 (Talley, JL) | |
dc.identifier.author | ORCID: 0000-0002-0096-370X (Noden, BH) | |
dc.identifier.author | ScopusID: 6601968347 (Noden, BH) | |
dc.identifier.author | ORCID: 0000-0002-8927-9102 (Hoback, WW) | |
dc.identifier.author | ScopusID: 35609532500 (Hoback, WW) | |