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Emerg Infect Dis
; 26(11): 2717-2720, 2020 11.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-33079044
ABSTRACT
We examined pregnant women's use of personal protective measures to prevent mosquito bites during the 2016-2017 Zika outbreak in Puerto Rico. Healthcare provider counseling on recommended measures was associated with increased use of insect repellent among pregnant women but not with wearing protective clothing.
Subject(s)
Bites and Stings/prevention & control , Pregnancy Complications, Infectious , Zika Virus Infection , Adult , Disease Outbreaks , Female , Humans , Insect Repellents , Mosquito Vectors/virology , Pregnancy , Pregnancy Complications, Infectious/epidemiology , Pregnancy Complications, Infectious/prevention & control , Protective Clothing , Puerto Rico/epidemiology , Young Adult , Zika Virus , Zika Virus Infection/epidemiology , Zika Virus Infection/prevention & control
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Emerg Infect Dis
; 25(11): 2115-2119, 2019 11.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-31625850
ABSTRACT
We examined condom use throughout pregnancy during the Zika outbreak in Puerto Rico during 2016. Overall, <25% of women reported consistent condom use during pregnancy. However, healthcare provider counseling was associated with a 3-fold increase in consistent use, reinforcing the value of provider counseling in Zika prevention efforts.