Emerging Infectious Diseases (Nov 2019)

Preventing Sexual Transmission of Zika Virus Infection during Pregnancy, Puerto Rico, USA, 2016

  • Beatriz Salvesen von Essen,
  • Katie Kortsmit,
  • Lee Warner,
  • Denise V. D’Angelo,
  • Holly B. Shulman,
  • Wanda Hernández Virella,
  • Aspy Taraporewalla,
  • Leslie Harrison,
  • Sascha Ellington,
  • Carrie Shapiro-Mendoza,
  • Wanda Barfield,
  • Ruben A. Smith,
  • Denise J. Jamieson,
  • Shanna Cox,
  • Karen Pazol,
  • Patricia García Díaz,
  • Beatriz Ríos Herrera,
  • Manuel Vargas Bernal

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2511.190915
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 25, no. 11
pp. 2115 – 2119

Abstract

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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.

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