TY - JOUR
T1 - Mitigating risks to pregnant teens from zika virus
AU - Maynard, Andrew
AU - Bowman, Diana
AU - Hodge, James
PY - 2016/12/1
Y1 - 2016/12/1
N2 - Zika infection in pregnant women is associated with an elevated probability of giving birth to a child with microcephaly and multiple other disabilities. Public health messaging on Zika prevention has predominantly targeted women who know they are pregnant or intend to become pregnant, but not teenage females for whom unintended pregnancy is more likely. Vulnerabilities among this population to reproductive risks associated with Zika are further amplified by restrictive abortion laws in several Zika-impacted states. Key to prevention is enhanced, targeted public health messaging centered on teens nationally and particularly in certain high-risk regions.
AB - Zika infection in pregnant women is associated with an elevated probability of giving birth to a child with microcephaly and multiple other disabilities. Public health messaging on Zika prevention has predominantly targeted women who know they are pregnant or intend to become pregnant, but not teenage females for whom unintended pregnancy is more likely. Vulnerabilities among this population to reproductive risks associated with Zika are further amplified by restrictive abortion laws in several Zika-impacted states. Key to prevention is enhanced, targeted public health messaging centered on teens nationally and particularly in certain high-risk regions.
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U2 - 10.1177/1073110516684814
DO - 10.1177/1073110516684814
M3 - Article
C2 - 28661244
AN - SCOPUS:85041952626
SN - 1073-1105
VL - 44
SP - 657
EP - 659
JO - Journal of Law, Medicine and Ethics
JF - Journal of Law, Medicine and Ethics
IS - 4
ER -