Risk perceptions, attitudes, and knowledge of chikungunya among the public and health professionals: a systematic review

Table 1 General characteristics of 37 included primary research publications

Category		Count (percentage)
Continent/country^a,b
Asia	India	16 (41.0%)
	Singapore	1 (2.6%)
	Sri Lanka	1 (2.6%)
Europe	France	2 (5.1%)
	Italy	1 (2.6%)
	Spain	1 (2.6%)
Indian Ocean Islands	La Réunion	7 (18.0%)
	Mauritius	2 (5.1%)
	Mayotte	2 (5.1%)
Americas	USA	2 (5.1%)
	Colombia	1 (2.6%)
	French Guiana	1 (2.6%)
	Nicaragua	1 (2.6%)
	US Virgin Islands	1 (2.6%)
Language
	English	36 (97.3%)
	French	1 (2.7%)
Date of publication
	2007–2010	6 (16.2%)
	2011–2016	31 (83.8%)
Risk of bias assessment^c
	Low risk of bias	16 (45.7%)
	Unclear risk of bias	16 (45.7%)
	High risk of bias	3 (8.6%)
Study design
	Cross-sectional	28 (75.7%)
	Quasi-experiment	5 (13.5%)
	Qualitative	2 (5.4%)
	Case-control	1 (2.7%)
	Longitudinal	1 (2.7%)
Population
	General public	32 (86.5%)
	Health professionals	5 (13.5%)
Theory of behavior change used
	None	28 (75.7%)
	Health belief model	3 (8.1%)
	Stages of change theory	2 (5.4%)
	Theory of planned behavior	4 (10.8%)

^aTotal number sums to >37 as studies can fall into more than one category
^bTotal percentages do not equal 100 due to rounding
^cTotal number sums to 35 as qualitative studies were not given an overall risk of bias score

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