Zika Virus Knowledge among Pregnant Women Who Were in Areas with Active Transmission

Emerg Infect Dis. 2017 Jan;23(1):164-166. doi: 10.3201/eid2301.161614. Epub 2017 Jan 15.

Abstract

We surveyed women in New York, New York, USA, who were in areas with active Zika virus transmission while pregnant. Of 99 women who were US residents, 30 were unaware of the government travel advisory to areas with active Zika virus transmission while pregnant, and 37 were unaware of their pregnancies during travel.

Keywords: New York; United States; Zika virus; Zika virus infection; knowledge; practices; pregnant women; travel; vector-borne infections; viruses.

Publication types

  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Caribbean Region / epidemiology
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. / organization & administration
  • Communication Barriers*
  • Disease Outbreaks*
  • Female
  • Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice*
  • Humans
  • Pregnancy
  • Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / epidemiology
  • Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / prevention & control*
  • Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / virology
  • Travel / psychology*
  • United States / epidemiology
  • Zika Virus / pathogenicity
  • Zika Virus Infection / epidemiology
  • Zika Virus Infection / prevention & control*
  • Zika Virus Infection / virology