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Volume 24, Number 12—December 2018
Research

Influences of Community Interventions on Zika Prevention Behaviors of Pregnant Women, Puerto Rico, July 2016–June 20171

Giulia Earle-RichardsonComments to Author , Christine Prue, Khadija Turay, and Dana Thomas
Author affiliations: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA

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Table 3

Associations between Zika prevention intervention exposure and interpersonal communications about Zika and personal risk perceptions, Puerto Rico, July 2016–June 2017*

Variable Sample Received WIC Zika orientation
 Received ZPK
 Exposed to Detén el Zika campaign
 Offered free home spraying
No Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes
Family and interpersonal communication
Frequency of talking to family and friends about Zika
Not at all 10.7 8.4 10.8 9.9 11.1 14.5 7.3 12.7 6.7
Only once or twice 16.2 21.1 15.9 16.7 16.1 17.7 15.3 17.4 13.6
Sometimes 32.7 45.3 31.8 34.9 32.3 33.0 32.5 33.3 31.5
Often 22.0 16.8 22.4 18.5 22.7 19.2 23.5 20.3 25.2
Every day 18.4 8.4 19.2 20.1 17.8 15.7 21.4 16.3 23.0
Total no. 1,329 79 1,230 600 616 324 976 873 448
p value 0.009 0.472 0.000 0.000
Aware of Zika prevention actions of family
No 38.3 38.8 38.2 38.2 38.4 46.0 31.0 41.4 30.9
Yes 61.7 61.2 61.8 61.8 61.6 54.0 69.0 58.6 69.1
Total no. 1,168 85 1,081 511 561 314 850 818 343
p value
0.910
0.966
0.000
0.001
Individual risk perception
How concerned women feel about Zika
Not at all concerned 8.2 7.4 8.3 5.6 9.0 8.8 7.8 8.9 6.7
Slightly concerned 16.4 13.7 16.7 14.8 17.1 17.9 15.6 17.7 13.8
Somewhat concerned 21.1 20.0 21.2 20.7 21.1 21.7 21.1 21.6 20.3
Moderately concerned 27.3 33.7 26.6 30.2 26.4 27.4 26.8 27.5 26.8
Extremely concerned 27.0 25.3 27.3 28.7 26.4 24.2 28.7 24.3 32.4
Total no. 1,328 95 1,229 599 616 324 975 872 448
p value 0.665 0.182 0.435 0.019
How likely women feel they will become infected with Zika
Extremely unlikely 10.0 9.7 10.0 8.1 10.8 10.2 9.9 12.0 5.9
Unlikely 37.4 36.6 37.4 37.4 37.4 36.6 38.0 36.8 38.4
Neither likely nor unlikely 30.6 32.3 30.5 31.5 30.2 30.3 31.4 31.0 30.2
Likely 19.4 19.4 19.4 20.9 18.8 19.3 18.8 18.0 22.1
Extremely likely 2.7 2.2 2.7 2.2 2.8 3.6 2.0 2.1 3.4
Total no. 1,306 93 1,209 587 606 321 957 855 443
p value 0.994 0.607 0.549 0.003
Confidence in ability to protect self and baby from Zika
Not confident at all 1.1 2.1 1.1 1.9 0.9 1.2 1.3 1.3 0.9
Somewhat unconfident 9.9 16.0 9.4 10.3 9.6 10.1 9.3 10.0 9.5
Not confident or unconfident 22.3 27.7 21.8 20.6 22.3 24.7 20.2 21.1 24.8
Confident 49.5 45.7 49.9 48.9 50.1 49.5 49.8 50.7 47.1
     Very confident 17.2 8.5 17.9 18.4 17.1 14.6 19.3 16.8 17.8
Total no. 1,319 94 1,221 596 610 321 969 867 444
p value 0.030 0.634 0.139 0.530

*All data indicate percentages unless otherwise indicated. Statistically significant differences (p<0.05 by χ2 test) are shown in boldface. WIC, Women, Infants, and Children Program (US Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service); ZPK, Zika prevention kit.

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1Preliminary results from this study were presented as a poster presentation at the International Conference on Emerging Infectious Diseases, August 29, 2018, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.

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