Table 2.
Reported Zika-related knowledge and behaviors stratified by age of children of 37 women interviewed in Fortaleza, Brazil (June 2016)
Has child(ren), all older than 12 years (n = 16) | Has child(ren), some younger than 12 years (n = 16) | Has no children (n = 5) | Total (n = 37) | |
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Heard about Zika on TV | 12 (75%) | 16 (100%) | 4 (80%) | 32 (86%) |
Heard about Zika on radio | 12 (75%) | 9 (56%) | 3 (60%) | 24 (75%) |
Very or extremely worried about Zika | 12 (75%) | 14 (88%) | 3 (60%) | 29 (78%) |
Rated own knowledge about Zika as high or very high | 7 (44%) | 5 (31%) | 1 (20%) | 13 (35%) |
Protects herself from Zika using condoms | 2 (13%) | 4 (25%) | 2 (40%) | 8 (22%) |
Protects herself from Zika using bednets | 1 (6%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (3%) |
Protects herself from Zika using long clothes | 4 (25%) | 2 (13%) | 1 (20%) | 7 (19%) |
Protects herself from Zika by cleaning | 11 (69%) | 14 (88%) | 3 (11%) | 28 (76%) |