Education on tick bite and Lyme borreliosis prevention, aimed at schoolchildren in the Netherlands: comparing the effects of an online educational video game versus a leaflet or no intervention

Abstract Background Lyme disease or Lyme borreliosis (LB) is the most common tick-borne disease both in the United States and Europe. Children, in particular, are at high risk of contracting LB. Since child-specific educational tools on ticks, tick bites and LB are lacking, we developed an online ed...

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Main Authors: D. J. M. A. Beaujean, F. Gassner, A Wong, J. E. Steenbergen, R. Crutzen, D. Ruwaard
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2016-11-01
Series:BMC Public Health
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-016-3811-5