What is it about?
It is about 18 interviews about the impacts of the Zika epidemic on women in the U.S and Brazil who were not directly affected by the virus. It shows that most women suffer mental health impacts despite not being infected by the Zika virus.
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Why is it important?
Because most research on epidemics focus on the biomedical aspects of them and oversee the important social, economic, and cultural impacts on the lives of populations. It is not only the Zika virus or the Aedes mosquito that matter. Women suffered direct and indirect impacts as a result of the Zika epidemic.
Perspectives
I think that this article touches on aspects that are very important for public health practitioners. The public health response to the Zika epidemic has to take into account the social and cultural aspects of the Zika epidemic, because families have to deal with deep-seated beliefs regarding reproductive choices and gender responsibilities, among many other issues.
Dr. Eduardo Siqueira
University of Massachusetts Boston
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This page is a summary of: Women’s lives in times of Zika: mosquito-controlled lives?, Cadernos de Saúde Pública, May 2018, FapUNIFESP (SciELO),
DOI: 10.1590/0102-311x00178917.
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