Publicación: One feels anger to know there is no one to help us!”. Perceptions of mothers of children with Zika virus-associated microcephaly in Caribbean Colombia: A qualitative study
| dc.contributor.author | Marbán Castro, Elena | |
| dc.contributor.author | Enguita Fernández, Cristina | |
| dc.contributor.author | Romero Acosta, Kelly Carolina | |
| dc.contributor.author | Arrieta Bernate, Germán Javier | |
| dc.contributor.author | Marín Cos, Anna | |
| dc.contributor.author | Mattar Velilla, Ameth Salim | |
| dc.contributor.author | Menéndez, Clara | |
| dc.contributor.author | Maixenchs, María | |
| dc.contributor.author | Bardají, Azucena | |
| dc.contributor.corporatename | Corporación Universitaria del caribe - CECAR | |
| dc.contributor.researchgroup | Salud Pública y Auditoría en Salud | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-08-28T13:51:11Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2022 | |
| dc.description.abstract | The epidemic of Zika virus (ZIKV) was associated with a sudden and unprecedented increase in infants born with microcephaly. Colombia was the second most affected country by the epidemic in the Americas. Primary caregivers of children with ZIKV-associated microcephaly, their mothers mainly, were at higher risk of suffering anxiety and depression. Often, these women were stigmatized and abandoned by their partners, relatives, and communities | |
| dc.description.researcharea | Auditoría en Salud | |
| dc.description.researcharea | Salud Pública | |
| dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | |
| dc.identifier.eissn | 1935-2735 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://repositorio.cecar.edu.co/handle/cecar/10774 | |
| dc.language.iso | eng | |
| dc.publisher.place | Colombia | |
| dc.relation.citationendpage | 20 | |
| dc.relation.citationstartpage | 1 | |
| dc.relation.citationvolume | Volumen 16 | |
| dc.relation.ispartofjournal | PLOS NEGLECTED TROPICAL DISEASES | |
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| dc.subject.proposal | Epidemic of Zika virus (ZIKV) | |
| dc.subject.proposal | Microcephaly | |
| dc.title | One feels anger to know there is no one to help us!”. Perceptions of mothers of children with Zika virus-associated microcephaly in Caribbean Colombia: A qualitative study | eng |
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