Table 2 Responses to questions regarding general knowledge about Zika (n = 75)
|  | Female (n = 48) | Male (n = 27) | Total (n = 75) |
|---|---|---|---|
Itema | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) |
Who can get Zika? | |||
 Anyone | 27 (56.3) | 11 (40.7) | 38 (50.7) |
 Men | 3 (6.3) | 1 (3.7) | 4 (5.3) |
 Women | 6 (12.5) | 1 (3.7) | 7 (9.3) |
 Pregnant women | 2 (4.2) | 1 (3.7) | 3 (4.0) |
 Boys | 3 (6.3) | 2 (7.4) | 5 (6.7) |
 Girls | 3 (6.3) | 3 (11.1) | 6 (8.0) |
 Don’t know | 12 (25.0) | 13 (48.1) | 25 (33.3) |
How do you get Zika? | |||
 Mosquito bite | 17 (35.4) | 11 (40.7) | 28 (37.3) |
 Sexual transmission | 1 (2.1) | 2 (7.4) | 3 (4.0) |
 Virus | 1 (2.1) | 1 (3.7) | 2 (2.7) |
 *Contaminated water | 11 (22.9) | 6 (22.2) | 17 (22.7) |
 *Poor hygiene | 6 (12.5) | 2 (7.4) | 8 (10.7) |
 *Dirty environment | 4 (8.3) | 2 (7.4) | 6 (8.0) |
 *Otherb | 1 (2.1) | 1 (3.7) | 2 (2.7) |
 Don’t know | 20 (41.7) | 10 (37.0) | 30 (40.0) |
Does everybody who gets Zika show symptoms? | |||
 *Yes | 18 (37.5) | 10 (37.0) | 28 (37.3) |
 Maybe | 12 (25.0) | 2 (7.4) | 14 (18.7) |
 No | 10 (20.8) | 10 (37.0) | 20 (26.7) |
 Don’t know | 8 (16.7) | 5 (18.5) | 13 (17.3) |
What are the signs and symptoms of Zika? | |||
 Fever | 32 (66.7) | 14 (51.9) | 46 (61.3) |
 Headache | 25 (52.1) | 12(44.4) | 37 (49.3) |
 Rash | 6 (12.5) | 2 (7.4) | 8 (10.7) |
 Joint pain | 16 (33.3) | 6 (22.2) | 22 (29.3) |
 Conjunctivitis (red eyes) | 3 (6.3) | 1 (3.7) | 4 (5.3) |
 Diarrhea | 15 (31.3) | 6 (22.2) | 21 (28.0) |
 Nausea | 24 (50.0) | 8 (29.6) | 32 (42.7) |
 Hemorrhage/bleeding | 2 (4.2) | 1 (3.7) | 3 (4.0) |
 Don’t know | 9 (18.8) | 7 (25.9) | 16 (21.3) |
Do you think that Zika is an important issue in your community? | |||
 Yes | 28 (58.3) | 10 (37.0) | 38 (50.7) |
 Maybe | 5 (10.4) | 2 (7.4) | 7 (9.3) |
 No | 15 (31.3) | 11 (40.7) | 26 (34.7) |
 Don’t know | 0 (0.0) | 4 (14.8) | 4 (5.3) |
What worries or concerns you most about Zika? | |||
 Zika can make you sick | 21(43.8) | 9 (33.3) | 30 (40.0) |
 Zika can cause babies to have disabilities | 11 (22.9) | 3 (11.1) | 14 (18.7) |
 Zika can cause adults to have disabilities | 2 (4.2) | 4 (14.8) | 6 (8.0) |
 Zika can be sexually transmitted | 1 (2.1) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (1.3) |
 Zika will cause my child to be sick | 3 (6.3) | 0 (0.0) | 3 (4.0) |
 Zika is contagious | 6 (12.5) | 1 (3.7) | 7 (9.3) |
 Don’t know | 6 (12.5) | 10 (37.0) | 16 (21.3) |
If a pregnant woman has Zika, what are the risks for her fetus/baby? | |||
 Risk of not growing or developing normally in the womb | 12 (25.0) | 7 (25.9) | 19 (25.3) |
 Risk of miscarriage | 19 (39.6) | 5 (18.5) | 24 (32.0) |
 Risk of being born prematurely | 7 (14.6) | 4 (14.8) | 11 (14.7) |
 Risk of being stillborn | 13 (27.1) | 7 (25.9) | 20 (26.7) |
 Risk of being born with microcephaly | 5 (10.4) | 2 (7.4) | 7 (9.3) |
 Risk of being born with a disability | 10 (20.8) | 4 (14.8) | 14 (18.7) |
 Don’t know | 15 (31.3) | 14 (51.9) | 29 (38.7) |
All pregnant women should be tested for Zika | |||
 Strongly agree | 32 (66.7) | 17 (63.0) | 49 (65.3) |
 Agree | 14 (29.2) | 8 (29.6) | 22 (29.3) |
 Disagree | 1 (2.1) | 2 (7.4) | 3 (4.0) |
 Strongly disagree | 1 (2.1) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (1.3) |