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Rapid population-based surveillance of prenatal and postpartum experiences during public health emergencies, Puerto Rico, 20162018
Salvesen von Essen B , D'Angelo DV , Shulman HB , Virella WH , Kortsmit K , Herrera BR , Díaz PG , Taraporewalla A , Harrison L , Warner L , Vargas Bernal M . Am J Public Health 2022 112 (4) 574-578 The Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System-Zika Postpartum Emergency Response study, implemented in Puerto Rico during the Zika virus outbreak (2016-2017) and after Hurricanes Irma and María (2017-2018), collected pregnancy-related data using postpartum hospital-based surveys and telephone follow-up surveys. Response rates of 75% or more were observed across five study surveys. The study informed programs, increased the Puerto Rico Department of Health's capacity to conduct maternal‒infant health surveillance, and demonstrated the effectiveness of this methodology for collecting data during public health emergencies. (Am J Public Health. 2022;112(4):574-578. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2021.306687). |
Preventing vector-borne transmission of Zika virus infection during pregnancy, Puerto Rico, USA, 2016-2017(1)
Kortsmit K , Salvesen von Essen B , Warner L , D'Angelo DV , Smith RA , Shapiro-Mendoza CK , Shulman HB , Virella WH , Taraporewalla A , Harrison L , Ellington S , Barfield WD , Jamieson DJ , Cox S , Pazol K , Garcia Díaz P , Herrera BR , Bernal MV . Emerg Infect Dis 2020 26 (11) 2717-2720 We examined pregnant women's use of personal protective measures to prevent mosquito bites during the 2016-2017 Zika outbreak in Puerto Rico. Healthcare provider counseling on recommended measures was associated with increased use of insect repellent among pregnant women but not with wearing protective clothing. |
Preventing sexual transmission of Zika virus infection during pregnancy, Puerto Rico, USA, 2016
Salvesen von Essen B , Kortsmit K , Warner L , D'Angelo DV , Shulman HB , Virella WH , Taraporewalla A , Harrison L , Ellington S , Shapiro-Mendoza C , Barfield W , Smith RA , Jamieson DJ , Cox S , Pazol K , Diaz PG , Herrera BR , Bernal MV . Emerg Infect Dis 2019 25 (11) 2115-2119 We examined condom use throughout pregnancy during the Zika outbreak in Puerto Rico during 2016. Overall, <25% of women reported consistent condom use during pregnancy. However, healthcare provider counseling was associated with a 3-fold increase in consistent use, reinforcing the value of provider counseling in Zika prevention efforts. |
Measures taken to prevent Zika virus infection during pregnancy - Puerto Rico, 2016
D'Angelo DV , Salvesen von Essen B , Lamias MJ , Shulman H , Hernandez-Virella WI , Taraporewalla AJ , Vargas MI , Harrison L , Ellington SR , Soto L , Williams T , Rodriguez A , Shapiro-Mendoza CK , Rivera B , Cox S , Pazol K , Rice ME , Dee DL , Romero L , Lathrop E , Barfield W , Smith RA , Jamieson DJ , Honein MA , Deseda C , Warner L . MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2017 66 (22) 574-578 Zika virus infection during pregnancy remains a serious health threat in Puerto Rico. Infection during pregnancy can cause microcephaly, brain abnormalities, and other severe birth defects (1). From January 1, 2016 through March 29, 2017, Puerto Rico reported approximately 3,300 pregnant women with laboratory evidence of possible Zika virus infection (2). There is currently no vaccine or intervention to prevent the adverse effects of Zika virus infection during pregnancy; therefore, prevention has been the focus of public health activities, especially for pregnant women (3). CDC and the Puerto Rico Department of Health analyzed data from the Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Zika Postpartum Emergency Response (PRAMS-ZPER) survey conducted from August through December 2016 among Puerto Rico residents with a live birth. Most women (98.1%) reported using at least one measure to avoid mosquitos in their home environment. However, only 45.8% of women reported wearing mosquito repellent daily, and 11.5% reported wearing pants and shirts with long sleeves daily. Approximately one third (38.5%) reported abstaining from sex or using condoms consistently throughout pregnancy. Overall, 76.9% of women reported having been tested for Zika virus by their health care provider during the first or second trimester of pregnancy. These results can be used to assess and refine Zika virus infection prevention messaging and interventions for pregnant women and to reinforce measures to promote prenatal testing for Zika. |
Implementation science and the Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System
Grigorescu VI , D'Angelo DV , Harrison LL , Taraporewalla AJ , Shulman H , Smith RA . J Womens Health (Larchmt) 2014 23 (12) 989-94 This paper describes the restructuring of the Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS), a surveillance system of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)'s Division of Reproductive Health conducted for 25 years in collaboration with state and city health departments. With the ultimate goal to better inform health care providers, public health programs, and policy, changes were made to various aspects of PRAMS to enhance its capacity on assessing and monitoring public health interventions and clinical practices in addition to risk behaviors, disease prevalence, comorbidities, and service utilization. Specifically, the three key PRAMS changes identified as necessary and described in this paper are questionnaire revision, launching the web-based centralized PRAMS Integrated Data Collection System, and enhancing the access to PRAMS data through the web query system known as Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's PRAMS Online Data for Epidemiologic Research/PRAMStat. The seven action steps of Knowledge To Action cycle, an illustration of the implementation science process, that reflect the milestones necessary in bridging the knowledge-to-action gap were used as framework for each of these key changes. |
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