Wong, Li Ping and Alias, Haridah and Hassan, Jamiyah and Abubakar, Sazaly (2022) The factors associated with prevention and control practices against Zika Virus infection among pregnant women in Malaysia: A dengue-endemic country. Japanese Journal of Infectious Diseases, 75 (3). pp. 314-317. ISSN 1344-6304, DOI https://doi.org/10.7883/yoken.JJID.2021.342.
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The aim of this study was to analyze the prevention and control practices against Zika virus (ZIKV) infection among pregnant women in Malaysia. A cross-sectional study was conducted among pregnant women who received antenatal care. Only 7.8% reported that they abstained from sex or used barrier methods during sexual intercourse to prevent ZIKV transmission. The odds of abstaining from sex or using barrier methods were significantly higher among the Chinese ethnic group than the Malay ethnic group (odds ratio OR] = 4.569; 95% confidence interval CI]: 2.696-7.743). A total ZIKV knowledge score of 12-24 was also significantly associated with higher odds of abstaining from sex or using barrier methods than a score of 0-11 (OR = 2.819; 95% CI: 1.682-4.725). In total, 38.6% of women had a higher mean total score for all the current mosquito control practices than they did before hearing of ZIKV. Participants living in bungalows or village houses (OR = 2.006; 95% CI: 1.023-3.936) and low-rise houses (OR = 1.566; 95% CI: 1.109-2.212) were more likely to have a higher mean total score of current mosquito control practices than the practices before hearing of ZIKV compared to those in high-rise houses. The lack of ZIKV knowledge and control practices provides insight for the pre-emptive and prompt development of health education systems for pregnant women during antenatal care visits.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Funders: | Ministry of Education, Malaysia LR001A-2018, High Impact Research Grant UM.C/625/1/HIR/MOE/MED/02 [E000013-20001] |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Infectious diseases |
| Subjects: | R Medicine > RB Pathology > Theories of disease. Etiology. Pathogenesis |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Medicine > Social & Preventive Medicine |
| Depositing User: | Ms. Juhaida Abd Rahim |
| Date Deposited: | 13 Oct 2023 16:33 |
| Last Modified: | 13 Oct 2023 16:33 |
| URI: | http://eprints.um.edu.my/id/eprint/42000 |
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