Community Perspectives on Zika Virus Disease Prevention in Guatemala: A Qualitative Study.

ABSTRACT: Zika virus, which is transmitted by Aedes aegypti mosquitoes and through sexual transmission, disproportionally affects the human fetus. Guatemala experienced a surge of Zika cases beginning in 2016. We conducted a qualitative study of community perceptions of the seriousness of Zika, as well as the effectiveness, feasibility, and collective efficacy of Zika prevention actions. Free listing elicited the preventive actions salient for 68 participants comprising pregnant women, men with a pregnant partner, and women likely to become pregnant; 12 focus group discussions in a highland and a lowland town explored other concepts through rank orderings of prevention practices depicted on cards. Participants' initial concern about Zika, based on recent experience with chikungunya and high m

SUBMITTER: Leontsini E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7204582 | biostudies-literature | 2020 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature