Table 4. Zika personal protection behaviors among pregnant women, by exposure to 4 interventions, Puerto Rico, July 2016–June 2017*.
| Behavior | Entire sample | Received WIC Zika orientation |
Received ZPK |
Exposed to Detén el Zika campaign |
Offered free home spraying |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | |||||
| Mosquito repellent use | ||||||||||||
| Always, reported reapplying | 28.3 | 29.1 | 18.9 | 29.7 | 24.5 | 31.2 | 25 | 32.6 | 26.1 | |||
| Always, did not report reapplying | 23.9 | 23.5 | 28.4 | 24.1 | 23.5 | 27.6 | 21.5 | 23.9 | 23.9 | |||
| Usually or most of the time | 25.9 | 26.4 | 21.1 | 25.9 | 26 | 23.1 | 28.4 | 23.2 | 27.1 | |||
| Sometimes | 13.0 | 12.8 | 14.7 | 12.2 | 15.2 | 11.7 | 14.5 | 13.2 | 13.1 | |||
| Rarely or seldom | 4.6 | 4.4 | 7.4 | 4.7 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 4.7 | 4.0 | 4.9 | |||
| Never | 4.2 | 3.8 | 9.5 | 3.4 | 6.8 | 2.6 | 5.8 | 3.1 | 4.8 | |||
| Total no. | 1,328 | 1,229 | 95 | 976 | 323 | 614 | 597 | 448 | 873 | |||
| p value |
|
0.018
|
|
0.016
|
|
<0.001
|
|
0.012
|
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| Condom use† | ||||||||||||
| Always | 44.1 | 45.3 | 31.6 | 45.1 | 42.6 | 44.2 | 26.3 | 42.5 | 44.8 | |||
| Sometimes | 29.3 | 29.5 | 24.1 | 30.6 | 25.8 | 28.7 | 26.3 | 28.3 | 29.9 | |||
| Never | 26.6 | 25.2 | 44.3 | 24.3 | 31.6 | 27.2 | 47.4 | 29.2 | 25.3 | |||
| Total no. | 1,047 | 964 | 79 | 768 | 256 | 491 | 464 | 353 | 689 | |||
| p value |
|
0.001
|
|
0.130 |
|
0.001
|
|
0.266 |
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| Bed net use | ||||||||||||
| Slept under bed net yesterday | 14.8 | 15.4 | 7.4 | 17.7 | 6.8 | 16.1 | 13.8 | 13.8 | 15.3 | |||
| Did not use yesterday, reports use generally | 4.9 | 5.2 | 1.1 | 5.7 | 2.5 | 4.2 | 4.7 | 3.1 | 5.8 | |||
| Did not use yesterday, does not report use generally | 80.3 | 79.4 | 91.6 | 76.5 | 90.7 | 79.7 | 81.5 | 83 | 78.8 | |||
| Total no. | 1,329 | 1,230 | 95 | 976 | 324 | 616 | 600 | 448 | 873 | |||
| p value |
|
0.005
|
|
|
<0.001
|
|
0.390 |
|
0.094 |
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| Wearing long pants | ||||||||||||
| Wearing now, every day, all day | 21.3 | 21.4 | 21.1 | 20.6 | 23.5 | 21.2 | 20.8 | 20.6 | 21.5 | |||
| Wearing now, every day, part of day | 19.2 | 19.5 | 15.8 | 18.7 | 21.0 | 20.4 | 18.3 | 19.7 | 19.0 | |||
| Wearing now, does not wear every day | 20.0 | 20 | 21.1 | 20.0 | 19.4 | 20.5 | 20 | 17.7 | 21.3 | |||
| Not wearing long pants now | 39.4 | 39.1 | 42.1 | 40.7 | 36.1 | 40.8 | 37.9 | 41.9 | 38.1 | |||
| Total no. | 1,327 | 1,228 | 95 | 974 | 324 | 614 | 600 | 446 | 873 | |||
| p value |
|
0.549 |
|
0.098 |
|
0.378 |
|
0.402 |
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| Sexual abstinence | ||||||||||||
| Had no sex during pregnancy | 20.2 | 20.7 | 15.8 | 20.3 | 19.9 | 31.2 | 25.0 | 20.6 | 19.9 | |||
| Had sex during pregnancy | 79.8 | 79.3 | 84.2 | 79.7 | 80.1 | 80.6 | 78.2 | 79.4 | 80.1 | |||
| Total no. | 1,324 | 1,225 | 95 | 973 | 322 | 614 | 597 | 447 | 869 | |||
| p value |
|
0.256 |
|
0.855 |
|
0.303 |
|
0.773 |
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| Wearing long-sleeved shirt | ||||||||||||
| Wearing now, every day, all day | 3.9 | 3.8 | 5.3 | 3.7 | 4.7 | 77.7 | 79.3 | 4.0 | 3.8 | |||
| Wearing now, every day, part of day | 6.7 | 6.7 | 7.4 | 7.2 | 5.6 | 6.4 | 7.2 | 6.9 | 6.7 | |||
| Wearing now, does not wear every day | 10.6 | 10.8 | 7.4 | 9.9 | 13.7 | 11.1 | 10.4 | 8.9 | 11.5 | |||
| Not wearing long sleeves now | 78.7 | 78.6 | 79.8 | 79.3 | 79.3 | 79.3 | 83.5 | 80.1 | 78 | |||
| Total no. | 1,325 | 1,227 | 94 | 974 | 322 | 614 | 598 | 448 | 869 | |||
| p value | 0.915 | 0.289 | 0.464 | 0.457 | ||||||||
*All data indicate percentages unless otherwise indicated. Statistically significant differences (p<0.05 by Mann-Whitney U nonparametric test) are shown in bold. WIC, Women, Infants, and Children Program (US Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service); ZPK, Zika prevention kit. †Among those reporting having had sex during pregnancy.