TY - JOUR
T1 - Zika virus infection and microcephaly
T2 - Anxiety burden for women
AU - Ebuenyi, Ikenna Desmond
AU - Bhuyan, Soumitra Sudip
AU - Bain, Luchuo Engelbert
PY - 2018/5/3
Y1 - 2018/5/3
N2 - The re-emergence of Zika virus in Brazil and other contiguous countries is a source of anxiety for pregnant women on account of its association with microcephaly. Adverse pregnancy outcome has huge mental health implications. It is essential for health providers to incorporate psychosocial care as part of pre and postnatal care for women in all countries affected by the Zika virus infection.
AB - The re-emergence of Zika virus in Brazil and other contiguous countries is a source of anxiety for pregnant women on account of its association with microcephaly. Adverse pregnancy outcome has huge mental health implications. It is essential for health providers to incorporate psychosocial care as part of pre and postnatal care for women in all countries affected by the Zika virus infection.
KW - Anxiety
KW - Microcephaly
KW - Zika virus
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U2 - 10.11604/pamj.2018.30.2.11794
DO - 10.11604/pamj.2018.30.2.11794
M3 - Comment / Letter to the editor
AN - SCOPUS:85049437187
SN - 1937-8688
VL - 30
JO - Pan African medical journal
JF - Pan African medical journal
IS - 2
M1 - 2
ER -
