Table 1 Summary of the questionnaire including the possible multiple-choice answers
#1) Have you ever heard about the following conditions? | ||
#2) Among them, which can be acquired from the mother during pregnancy? | ||
Fetal alcohol syndrome | Toxoplasmosis | Down Syndrome |
Cytomegalovirus | Rubella Syndrome | HIV/AIDS |
Parvovirus | Spina Bifida | Sudden Infant Death |
#3) According to your knowledge how can CMV infection be acquired? | ||
Direct skin contact | Urine contact | Blood contact |
Breastfeeding | Sexual intercourse | Transfusion/Transplant |
Saliva contact | Air conduction | Do not know |
#4) Which are the symptoms at birth in newborns with cCMV infection? | ||
No symptoms | Heart defect | Prematurity/Dismaturity |
Harelip | Hearing loss | Microcephaly |
Death | Convulsion | Spina bifida |
Petechiae | Phocomelia | Club-foot |
#5) Which is/are the long-term effects in children with cCMV infection? | ||
None of them | Blindness | Psycho-motor retardation Do not know |
Hearing loss | Obesity | Death |
#6) Which behaviors pregnant woman should assume to prevent cCMV infection? | ||
Avoid saliva-sharing | Taking a vitamin supplement | |
Not share toothbrush or other bath tools | Vaccine/medicine | |
Not share cutlery with children | Not have animal contact | |
Hand-wash after diaper change | Not eat rare cooked meat | |
If already immunised against CMV is useless to observe women’s behaviour | Not eat dairy products | |
Change the cats’ litter box with gloves | ||