Community Perspectives on Contraception in the Context of the Zika Virus in the U.S. Virgin Islands: Implications for Communication and Messaging.
Womens Health Issues
; 29(3): 245-251, 2019.
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| ID: mdl-30878263
BACKGROUND: Between January and October 2016, 575 symptomatic confirmed cases of Zika virus infection were reported in the U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI). Zika virus infection during pregnancy can cause serious birth defects. Preventing unintended pregnancy among women who choose to delay or avoid pregnancy is a primary strategy to reduce these adverse outcomes. METHODS: A rapid assessment, using one men's and five women's focus groups (N = 43), was conducted to inform communication efforts to increase awareness of contraception as a means for preventing unintended pregnancy in the context of a Zika outbreak in the USVI. RESULTS: Findings showed that people of reproductive age were aware of the relationship between Zika virus infection during pregnancy and adverse birth outcomes. However, when discussing methods for prevention, participants did not include preventing unintended pregnancy as a strategy to reduce these adverse outcomes. When asked about family planning in the USVI, participants discussed that, for some, planning pregnancies is not common. Participants wanted communications about contraception to include available methods, side effects, costs, and safety. Optimal communication channels included social media and local spokespersons. Participants identified health care providers as a trusted information source. CONCLUSIONS: Findings from this assessment informed the design of a culturally appropriate communication strategy to raise awareness of the prevention of unintended pregnancy as a primary strategy to reduce Zika-related adverse birth outcomes in the USVI.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Educação Sexual
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Mulheres
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Comunicação
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Anticoncepção
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Serviços de Planejamento Familiar
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Infecção por Zika virus
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
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Qualitative_research
Limite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Pregnancy
País/Região como assunto:
Caribe
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Caribe ingles
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Islas virgenes de los estados unidos
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Womens Health Issues
Assunto da revista:
GINECOLOGIA
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OBSTETRICIA
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SAUDE DA MULHER
Ano de publicação:
2019
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de publicação:
Estados Unidos