Contraception as a Medical Countermeasure to Reduce Adverse Outcomes Associated With Zika Virus Infection in Puerto Rico: The Zika Contraception Access Network Program.

• Autores: Lisa Romero, Lisa M. Koonin, Lauren B. Zapata, Stacey Hurst, Zipatly Mendoza, Eva Lathrop
• Localización: American journal of public health, ISSN 0090-0036, Vol. 108, Nº. 0, 2018, págs. 227-230
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • 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. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]