scholarly journals Perception of the Zika virus infection and its influence on Zika prevention practices by pregnant women at the Region 5 Health Promotion Center in Thailand

2018 ◽  
Vol 27 (3) ◽  
pp. 201-8
Author(s):  
Issara Siramaneerat
Keyword(s):  
Health Promotion ◽  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Zika Virus ◽  
Smoking Behavior ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
Attitudes And Beliefs ◽  
Brain Disorder ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Virus Zika

Background: The Zika virus (ZIKA) infection in pregnant women causes microcephaly, a brain disorder resulting in severe birth defects. The objective of this study was to identify the factors that influence Zika prevention practices by pregnant women at the Region 5 Health Promotion Center in Thailand.Methods: A cross-sectional study applied a survey method to collect data from pregnant women between 18 and 45 years of age. The sampling method used multistage random sampling. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and multiple linear regression analysis.Results: The findings indicated that 5 of 12 factors could significantly predict Zika prevention practices of pregnant women at the Health Promotion Center Region 5 in Thailand: education, smoking behavior, check-up status during pregnancy, perception of susceptibility, and perception of benefit.Conclusion: The results show a direct correlation between the perception of susceptibility and benefit and Zika prevention practices. Policies for promoting Zika knowledge and preventive behavior by providing information about Zika should focus on changing the thoughts, attitudes, and beliefs of pregnant women and their families.

scholarly journals Prevenção da infecção pelo zika vírus nas gestantes

2017 ◽  
Vol 11 (12) ◽  
pp. 5339
Author(s):  
Daiane Santos ◽  
Mariana Alves Pimenta ◽  
Flavio Bittencourt ◽  
Murilo Cesar Nascimento ◽  
Silvana Maria Coelho Leite Fava ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Aedes Aegypti ◽  
Zika Virus ◽  
Health Workers ◽  
Family Health ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Prevention Measures ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Exact Test ◽  
Quantitative Descriptive ◽  
Virus Zika

RESUMOObjetivo: avaliar as competências dos ACS no desenvolvimento das atribuições esperadas e definidas pelo Ministério da Saúde nas ações de pré-natal de risco habitual, desenvolvidas no âmbito da ESF, em relação à prevenção da infecção pelo zika vírus na gestação. Método: estudo quantitativo, descritivo, transversal, com coleta de dados em 14 equipes da Estratégia de Saúde da Família, mediante um questionário com três partes: A (enfrentamento ao Aedes aegypti); B (pré-natal de baixo risco) e C (medidas de prevenção pessoal contra o Zika vírus), analisadas por agrupamentos e pelo Teste Exato de Fisher. Resultados: melhor desempenho foi observado em B, seguido de A. As maiores dificuldades estavam relacionadas com a atividade C. Conclusão: há um panorama favorável de atuação desses profissionais, embora com dificuldades quanto à alimentação dos sistemas de informação, à baixa participação comunitária e à pouca integração com o trabalho das equipes. Descritores: Enfermagem; Agente Comunitário de Saúde; Zika Vírus.ABSTRACT Objective: to evaluate the competences of the ACS in the development of the attributions expected and defined by the Ministry of Health in the habitual, risk prenatal actions, developed within the scope of the FHS, in relation to the prevention of infection by the zika virus during pregnancy. Method: quantitative, descriptive, cross-sectional study with data collection in 14 teams of the Family Health Strategy, through a questionnaire with three parts: A (coping with Aedes aegypti); B (low risk prenatal) and C (personal prevention measures against Zika virus), analyzed by clusters and Fisher's Exact Test. Results: better performance was observed in B, followed by A. The greatest difficulties were related to activity C. Conclusion: there is a favorable panorama of these professionals, although with difficulties in feeding information systems, low community participation and little integration with the work of the teams. Descritores: Nursing; Community Health Workers; Zika Virus.RESUMEN Objetivo: evaluar las competencias de los ACS en el desarrollo de las atribuciones esperadas y definidas por el Ministerio de Salud en las acciones de prenatal de riesgo habitual, desarrolladas en el marco de la ESF, en relación a la prevención de la infección por el zika virus en la gestación. Método: estudio cuantitativo, descriptivo, transversal, con recolección de datos en 14 equipos de la Estrategia de Salud de la Familia, mediante un cuestionario con tres partes: A (enfrentamiento al Aedes aegypti); B (prenatal de bajo riesgo) y C (medidas de prevención personal contra el Zika virus), analizadas por agrupaciones y por la prueba exacta de Fisher. Resultados: mejor desempeño fue observado en B, seguido de A. Las mayores dificultades estaban relacionadas con la actividad C. Conclusión: hay un panorama favorable de actuación de estos profesionales, aunque con dificultades en cuanto a la alimentación de los sistemas de información, a la baja participación comunitaria y a la poca integración con el trabajo de los equipos. Descritores: Enfermería; Agentes Comunitarios de Salud; Vírus Zika.

scholarly journals HUBUNGAN TINGKAT PENGETAHUAN DAN SIKAP REMAJA TERHADAP PERILAKU MEROKOK

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 32-37
Author(s):  
Laeli Farkhah
Keyword(s):  
Smoking Behavior ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
P Value ◽  
Developmental Phase ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Chi Square Test ◽  
Level Of Knowledge ◽  
Self Discovery

Adolescence is a developmental phase that has a significant level of change (physical, psychological, and social) and is a phase of self-discovery (Feldman, 2003). The age of children and adolescents is the next generation of the nation that must be prepared to continue the struggle of the generation that is currently leading. However, it is estimated that 43 million Indonesian children aged 0-14 years are regularly exposed to environmental tobacco smoke in their own homes (Depkes RI, 2004). Parents who smoke in the house are certainly not only a risk factor for various diseases but also an example to be imitated by their children, especially for children who are entering the teenage phase. with adolescent smoking behavior. This study uses an analytical survey method with a cross-sectional study design with a sample of 20 teenagers. The results showed that as many as 58.3% of adolescents aged 17-21 years smoked and this was the highest percentage. Based on the chi-square test, there were 2 variables that were significantly related to smoking behavior in adolescents, namely the level of knowledge and attitudes of adolescents, which obtained a P-value of 0.005 (P-value ). Keywords: Cigarettes, Adolescents, Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behaviors 

scholarly journals Knowledge of Zika Virus Transmission and Its Prevention among High-Risk Pregnant Women in Brazil

Viruses ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 242
Author(s):  
Lucas C. Pires ◽  
Luiza R. Dantas ◽  
Steven S. Witkin ◽  
Ana Paula A. P. Bertozzi ◽  
Rita de Cássia A. B. Dezena ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High Risk ◽  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Zika Virus ◽  
Virus Transmission ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Zikv Infection ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Virus Acquisition ◽  
Need To Evaluate ◽  
The City

Recent outbreaks of Zika virus (ZIKV) infection highlight the urgent need to evaluate the efficacy of current public health measures to educate susceptible groups about how to prevent infection, modes of viral transmission, and consequences of infection. We performed a cross-sectional study in the city of Jundiaí, São-Paulo, from March 2016 to August 2017. In 315 high-risk pregnant women we evaluated the rate of ZIKV infection, knowledge of pathways of ZIKV transmission, and the use of protective measures. Data were analyzed and correlated with sociodemographic variables. The rate of ZIKV infection was 10.8%. ZIKV transmission by mosquitoes was the best-known means of virus acquisition, while transmission of ZIKV by sexual intercourse as well as mother–fetus transmission was known by less than half of the women. The use of insect repellent, reported by 53% of participants, was correlated with higher education and personal directives from health professionals. Condom use was reported by 19.5% of subjects. Improved strategies to increase awareness of ZIKV infection and its consequences, designed to appeal to specific, targeted populations, are clearly necessary to more accurately prevent the spread of this infection and diminish adverse consequences in the pregnant population.

scholarly journals La información sobre el virus Zika en la prensa local de Almería = Information about Zika virus in the local press of Almería

2017 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 29
Author(s):  
María del Carmen Rodríguez García ◽  
Ángeles Ramos Martínez
Keyword(s):  
Mass Media ◽  
Information Content ◽  
Zika Virus ◽  
Virus Disease ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Local Newspaper ◽  
Virus Zika ◽  
Informative Content ◽  
Medios De Comunicacion

Resumen: Introducción: La enfermedad causada por el virus del Zika representa uno de los principales problemas de salud pública dada su propagación y posibles complicaciones asociadas. Este estudio resalta la importancia de los medios de comunicación de masas en estos casos y aborda el análisis del contenido informativo publicado en la prensa de Almería como una de las provincias de riesgo en las que se han identificado la presencia de estos mosquitos. Objetivos: Explorar el contenido informativo sobre el virus del Zika publicado en la prensa local de Almería; identificar el periódico local con mayor producción sobre el tema y clasificar la información publicada según su contenido. Material y Métodos: Estudio de diseño descriptivo transversal realizado a partir de los resultados obtenidos en la hemeroteca virtual de los periódicos de La Voz de Almería, Diario de Almería e IDEAL, al introducir la palabra clave zika. Solamente se incluyeron publicaciones de ámbito autonómico en español publicadas desde el año 2015 hasta el momento de la búsqueda. Por último, se diseñaron categorías para clasificar las publicaciones según su contenido informativo. Resultados: Se hallaron un total de 10 publicaciones, siendo La Voz de Almería el periódico local con mayor número de publicaciones relacionadas con el virus del Zika. El 90% se relacionaba con la prevención de las administraciones públicas mediante la gestión y el tratamiento de las aguas residuales, mientras solo un 10% informaba a la población sobre la enfermedad y las medidas preventivas a adoptar. Conclusión: Ante la posible infección por el virus del Zika, la prensa almeriense debería enriquecer mediante una comunicación efectiva el contenido de sus publicaciones a propósito de educar e informar a la población sobre las principales medidas de prevención.Palabras clave: Educación para la Salud, Medios de comunicación, Zika Abstract: Introduction: Zika’s virus disease is one of the most important public health problems due to their spread and their possible associated complications. This study highligths the importance of mass media in this case and it analyzes information content published in the press of Almeria as one of the risk provinces which have identified these mosquitoes. Aim: Exploring the information content on the Zika virus published in the local press of Almería; identifying local newspaper with the highest production about this topic and ranking published information by their content. Material and Methods: Cross-sectional study design made from the results obtained in the virtual hemeroteca of the newspaper La Voz de Almería, Diario de Almeria and IDEAL, with the keyword zika. Only autonomic publications in spanish published from 2015 until the time of the search were included. Finally, categories were designed to classify publications according to their informative content. Results: A total of 10 publications were found. La Voz de Almería was the local newspaper with the largest number of publications related to the Zika virus. Around 90% publications was related to the prevention of public administrations through the management and treatment of wastewater, while only 10% report to population about disease and preventive measures to be taken. Conclusion: As a result of possible Zika virus infection, Almeria’s press should enrich their publications content throught a efective comunication in order to educate and inform to the population about the main preventive measures.Keywords Health education, Mass media, Zika 

scholarly journals Hematological Profile of Pregnant Women with Suspected Zika Virus Infection Followed Up at a Referral Service in Manaus, Brazil

Viruses ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 710
Author(s):  
Anny Beatriz Costa Antony de Andrade ◽  
Maria Jacirema Ferreira Gonçalves ◽  
Elijane de Fátima Redivo ◽  
Maria das Graças Costa Alecrim ◽  
Flor Ernestina Martinez-Espinosa
Keyword(s):  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Zika Virus ◽  
Lymphocyte Count ◽  
Hematological Parameters ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Zikv Infection ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Hematological Profile ◽  
Laboratory Confirmation ◽  
Reference Service

The purpose of this paper is to describe the hematological profile of pregnant women with suspected Zika virus (ZIKV) infection followed up at a reference service for infectious diseases in Manaus, Brazil, through a clinical, epidemiological, cross-sectional study of pregnant women with an exanthematic manifestation who looked for care between 2015 and 2017. The participants were 499 pregnant women, classified into four subgroups, according to laboratory confirmation of infections: ZIKV-positive; ZIKV-positive and positive for another infection; positive for another infection but not ZIKV-positive; and not positive for any of the infections investigated. Hematological parameters were analyzed descriptively. The association between maternal infection and the hematological profile, along with the association between the maternal hematological profile and the gestational outcome, were tested. Similar hematic and platelet parameters were observed among pregnant women. However, a significant association was observed between low maternal lymphocyte count and a positive diagnosis for ZIKV (p < 0.001). The increase in maternal platelet count and the occurrence of unfavorable gestational outcome were positively associated. A similar hematic and platelet profile was identified among pregnant women, differing only in the low lymphocyte count among ZIKV-positive pregnant women. Regarding gestational outcomes, in addition to the damage caused by ZIKV infection, altered maternal platelets may lead to unfavorable outcomes, with the need for adequate follow-up during prenatal care.

scholarly journals PENGETAHUAN IBU HAMIL TENTANG KONTRASEPSI DI BAGIAN OBSTETRI DAN GINEKOLOGI BLU RSUP PROF. DR. R. D. KANDOU MANADO

e-CliniC ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sitti Sakamole
Keyword(s):  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Contraceptive Use ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Postpartum Contraception ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Contraceptive Knowledge ◽  
New Family ◽  
High Population Growth

Abstract: The high population growth rate, maternal mortality problem, and the low number of new family planning participants led to important need of contraceptive knowledge. Pregnant women as those who have an interest to use postpartum contraception are expected to have good contraceptive knowledge that can increase the effectiveness of contraceptive use and avoid high-risk pregnancies. This research used an analytic survey method with a cross sectional study through questionnaire. Only half  respondents had a good contraceptive knowledge. There is no relationship between the age of pregnant women and the contraceptive knowledge. There is a relationship between the education of pregnant women and the contraceptive knowledge. There is a relationship between the job of pregnant women and the contraceptive knowledge. Most pregnant women whose have good contraceptive knowledge is pregnant women with age more than 35 years, high school educated and working. Keywords: pregnant women, contraception, contraceptive knowledge     Abstrak: Angka pertumbuhan penduduk yang tinggi, kematian maternal dan rendahnya jumlah peserta KB baru menyebabkan pengetahuan mengenai kontrasepsi penting untuk diketahui. Ibu hamil sebagai pihak yang memiliki kepentingan untuk menggunakan alat kontrasepsi pascapersalinan diharapkan memiliki pengetahuan yang baik mengenai kontrasepsi sehingga efektivitas penggunaan kontrasepsi bisa meningkat dan menghindari kehamilan resiko tinggi. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode survei analitik dengan studi cross sectional melalui kuesioner.  Penelitian ini menggunakan metode deskriptif retrospektif dengan menggunakan data catatan medik pasien. Hasil penelitian yaitu hanya setengah responden yang memiliki pengetahuan baik tentang kontrasepsi. Tidak ada hubungan antara usia ibu hamil dan pengetahuan tentang kontrasepsi. Ada hubungan antara pendidikan dan pengetahuan tentang kontrasepsi. Ada hubungan antara pekerjaan dan pengetahuan tentang kontrasepsi. Ibu hamil yang paling banyak memiliki pengetahuan baik tentang kontrasepsi adalah ibu hamil dengan usia lebih dari 35 tahun, berpendidikan SMA dan bekerja. Kata kunci: ibu hamil, kontrasepsi, pengetahuan kontrasepsi

scholarly journals Social determinants associated with Zika virus infection in pregnant women

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (7) ◽  
pp. e0009612
Author(s):  
Nivison Nery ◽  
Juan P. Aguilar Ticona ◽  
Claudia Gambrah ◽  
Simon Doss-Gollin ◽  
Adeolu Aromolaran ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Social Determinants ◽  
Zika Virus ◽  
Maternity Hospital ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Zikv Infection ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Sociodemographic Determinants ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

This study aims to describe the sociodemographic determinants associated with exposure to Zika Virus (ZIKV) in pregnant women during the 2015–2016 epidemic in Salvador, Brazil. Methods We recruited women who gave birth between October 2015 and January 2016 to a cross-sectional study at a referral maternity hospital in Salvador, Brazil. We collected information on their demographic, socioeconomic, and clinical characteristics, and evaluated their ZIKV exposure using a plaque reduction neutralization test. Logistic regression was then used to assess the relationship between these social determinants and ZIKV exposure status. Results We included 469 pregnant women, of whom 61% had a positive ZIKV result. Multivariate analysis found that lower education (adjusted Prevalence Rate [aPR] 1.21; 95%CI 1.04–1.35) and food insecurity (aPR 1.17; 95%CI 1.01–1.30) were positively associated with ZIKV exposure. Additionally, age was negatively associated with the infection risk (aPR 0.99; 95%CI 0.97–0.998). Conclusion Eve after controlling for age, differences in key social determinants, as education and food security, were associated with the risk of ZIKV infection among pregnant women in Brazil. Our findings elucidate risk factors that can be targeted by future interventions to reduce the impact of ZIKV infection in this vulnerable population.

Prevalence of Trichomonas Vaginalis and its Correlation with Socio-demographic Variables in Pregnant Women in Al-Diwaniya,Iraq

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (SPL1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Shiren Ali Al Hamzawi
Keyword(s):  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Trichomonas Vaginalis ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Demographic Variables ◽  
Transmitted Infection ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Sexually Transmitted ◽  
Vaginal Swabs ◽  
Low Education

Estimates of Trichomonas vaginalis prevalence in pregnant women are variable with few studies in Iraq.T. vaginalis is a worldwide prevalent sexually transmitted infection,but fortunately,it is very treatable. Researchers believed that pregnancy is one of the effective factors for T. vaginalis infection in women.A cross-sectional study performed in Obstetrics and Gynecology Department at Maternity and Children Teaching Hospital in Al-Diwaniya city on two hundred female pregnant patients between the ages of 16-45 years. These females had no intercourse for 2–3 days,not using drugs (antibiotics,antiprotozoal or steroids) for the last 15 days. Vaginal discharges of any type with or without itching,burning sensation or both were their main complaints. Vaginal swabs were taken from all participating patients for direct wet mount microscopy and culture for the detection of Trichomonas vaginalis infection. The study showed that twelve out of two hundred examined pregnant women (6%) presented with T. vaginalis infection. The infection was more in those with mothers’ age (26-35) years,housewives,low education,higher parity,and of rural residents. Other maternal variables were not significantly associated with T. vaginalis infection. The study showed a prevalence of (6%) of T. vaginalis infection in pregnant female attendees. Infection was more in those with mothers ’age (26-35) years,housewives,low educational level,higher parity,and living in rural areas.

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