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Antoinette A. Danvers
Montefiore Medical Center
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Background
The objective of the study was to understand how pregnant women learned about Zika infection and to identify what sources of information were likely to influence them during their pregnancy.
Methods
We conducted 13 semi-structed interviews in English and Spanish with women receiving prenatal care who were tested for Zika virus infection. We analyzed the qualitative data using grounded theory.
Results
Pregnant women in the Bronx learned about Zika from family, television, the internet and their doctor. Informational sources played different roles. Television, specifically Spanish language networks, was often the initial source of information. Women searched the internet for additional information about Zika. Later, they engaged in further discussions with their healthcare providers.
Conclusions
Television played an important role in providing awareness about Zika to pregnant women in the Bronx, but that information was incomplete. The internet and healthcare providers were sources of more complete information and are likely the most influential. Efforts to educate pregnant women about emerging infectious diseases will benefit from using a variety of approaches including television messages that promote public awareness followed up by reliable information via the internet and healthcare providers.
Keywords
Zika virus infection, Health education
No competing interests reported.
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Research Article
Antoinette A. Danvers
Montefiore Medical Center
Corresponding Author
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Complete author information
Appropriate declaration statements
Potential risks to human health
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Peer Review Timeline
CURRENT STATUS: Under Review
Version 1
Posted 11 Mar, 2021
No community comments so far
Editorial decision: Major revision
On 13 Aug, 2021
Reviews received
Received 08 Aug, 2021
Reviews received
Received 10 Jul, 2021
Reviewers agreed
On 30 Jun, 2021
Reviewers invited
Invitations sent on 17 Jun, 2021
Editor assigned
On 17 Jun, 2021
Editor invited
On 08 Mar, 2021
Submission checks complete
On 08 Mar, 2021
First submitted
On 26 Feb, 2021
Metrics
Comments: 0
PDF Downloads: ...
HTML Views: ...
Subject Areas
Maternal & Fetal Medicine
License:
This work is licensed under a CC BY 4.0 License. Read Full License
Background
The objective of the study was to understand how pregnant women learned about Zika infection and to identify what sources of information were likely to influence them during their pregnancy.
Methods
We conducted 13 semi-structed interviews in English and Spanish with women receiving prenatal care who were tested for Zika virus infection. We analyzed the qualitative data using grounded theory.
Results
Pregnant women in the Bronx learned about Zika from family, television, the internet and their doctor. Informational sources played different roles. Television, specifically Spanish language networks, was often the initial source of information. Women searched the internet for additional information about Zika. Later, they engaged in further discussions with their healthcare providers.
Conclusions
Television played an important role in providing awareness about Zika to pregnant women in the Bronx, but that information was incomplete. The internet and healthcare providers were sources of more complete information and are likely the most influential. Efforts to educate pregnant women about emerging infectious diseases will benefit from using a variety of approaches including television messages that promote public awareness followed up by reliable information via the internet and healthcare providers.
No competing interests reported.
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