Awareness, Beliefs, and Actions Concerning Zika Virus Among Pregnant Women and Community Members - U.S. Virgin Islands, November-December 2016

Autor: Cosme J. Harrison, Irene Guendel, Mohammed Lamtahri, Douglas M. Wiegand, Andra Prosper, Michelle Davis, Braeanna Hillman, Lena Camperlengo, Christine E. Prue, Leah DeWilde, Natasha R. Lamens, Lauren Witbart, Alison Yoos, Joseph N. Roth, Esther M. Ellis, Amanda G. Garcia-Williams
Rok vydání: 2017
Předmět:
Zika virus disease
Adult
Male
medicine.medical_specialty
Health Knowledge
Attitudes
Practice
Health (social science)
Mosquito Control
Adolescent
Epidemiology
Health
Toxicology and Mutagenesis
Population
Psychological intervention
Zika virus
03 medical and health sciences
United States Virgin Islands
Young Adult
0302 clinical medicine
Health Information Management
Pregnancy
Intervention (counseling)
medicine
Humans
030212 general & internal medicine
Full Report
Young adult
Pregnancy Complications
Infectious
education
Aged
Aged
80 and over
education.field_of_study
030505 public health
biology
business.industry
Zika Virus Infection
General Medicine
Middle Aged
biology.organism_classification
medicine.disease
Outreach
Mosquito control
Family medicine
Insect Repellents
Female
Pregnant Women
0305 other medical science
business
Demography
Zdroj: MMWR. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
ISSN: 1545-861X
Popis: As of May 2, 2017, the U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI), comprising St. Thomas, St. John, and St. Croix, had reported 1,021 probable or confirmed cases* of Zika virus disease in its population of approximately 100,000 (1); 222 symptomatic and asymptomatic pregnant women in the USVI had tested positive for Zika virus. In January 2016, USVI Department of Health (USVI DOH) initiated Zika response measures, including surveillance, vector control, and a communications program. Interventions included education and outreach, distribution of Zika prevention kits† to pregnant women in the USVI, and provision of free Zika virus laboratory testing and vector control services. In November 2016, USVI DOH staff members conducted interviews with convenience samples of community members and pregnant women to gather feedback about current and proposed interventions (2). Pregnant women reported taking a median of two actions to protect themselves from Zika, with repellent use being the most commonly reported action. Community members reported taking a median of one action and were supportive of several proposed vector control approaches. Whereas multiple pregnant women and community members reported hearing messages about the cause and consequences of Zika virus infections, few recalled messages about specific actions they could take to protect themselves. Integrating evaluation into response measures permits ongoing assessment of intervention effectiveness and supports improvement to serve the population's needs.
Databáze: OpenAIRE
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