Objectives
The 2015 Zika virus (ZIKV) outbreak and the fear associated with the risk of microcephaly led to an influx of potentially exposed pregnant women into the health care system, resulting in higher service utilization than normally expected from an otherwise healthy cohort. As CDC guidelines changed rapidly, we sought to describe the patient population most affected by these guidelines, and to identify disparities in use of these services.
Methods
We prospectively collected demographic, exposure and testing data in a cohort of pregnant women who identified themselves as potentially ZIKV exposed since January 2016. Descriptive statistics are presented as mean (SD) and n (%). Comparisons of continuous variables between groups were made using Student’s t test for normally distributed variables, and rank sum test when appropriate. Fisher’s exact test was used for comparisons of categorical variables. P < 0.05 was considered statistically significant.
Methods
We prospectively collected demographic, exposure and testing data in a cohort of pregnant women who identified themselves as potentially ZIKV exposed since January 2016. Descriptive statistics are presented as mean (SD) and n (%). Comparisons of continuous variables between groups were made using Student’s t test for normally distributed variables, and rank sum test when appropriate. Fisher’s exact test was used for comparisons of categorical variables. P < 0.05 was considered statistically significant.
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