A Cross-Sectional Survey of the Zika Virus and its Prevention: The Knowledge, Thoughts, and Beliefs of a Community of Residents in Caguas, Puerto Rico.

CONCLUSION: The underestimation both of the risk concerning the Zika virus and of its consequences was evident. This study reaffirms the need to develop a network that effectively and constantly communicates risk estimates, doing so while addressing the specific needs within the communities served by that network. Community interventions aimed at improving the benefits of and reducing the risks associated with and the perceived barriers to preventive behaviors are needed. PMID: 30576579 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Puerto Rico Health Sciences Journal - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: P R Health Sci J Source Type: research