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. 2006 Dec 28;2006:80383. doi: 10.1155/IDOG/2006/80383

Table 3.

Percentage of women responding to questions regarding which of the following clinical manifestations were caused by congenital CMV in newborns. Note that these figures are among the 22% of the women who have heard of CMV.

Congenital CMV in newborns can cause Yes (%) No (%) Do not know (%)

Hearing loss 48* 8 44
Mental retardation 47* 5 48
Jaundice 24* 13 63
Seizures 34* 6 60
Microcephaly 30* 8 63
Death 35* 7 58
Club foot 8 21* 71
Congenital heart defect 36 7* 57

*Correct answers.