Contraception as a Medical Countermeasure to Reduce Adverse Outcomes Associated With Zika Virus Infection in Puerto Rico: The Zika Contraception Access Network Program.
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- Also identified by DOI 10.2105/AJPH.2018.304558 and PMC identifier 6129654.
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Abstract
The Zika Contraception Access Network established a network of 153 physicians across Puerto Rico as a short-term emergency response during the 2016-2017 Zika virus outbreak to provide client-centered contraceptive counseling and same-day contraception services at no cost for women who chose to prevent pregnancy. Between May 2016 and August 2017, 21 124 women received services. Contraception was used as a medical countermeasure to reduce adverse Zika-related reproductive outcomes during the outbreak and may be considered a key strategy in other emergencies.
Medical subject headings
- Contraception
- Health Promotion
- Medical Countermeasures
- Pregnancy Complications, Infectious
- Zika Virus Infection