Abstract
OBJECTIVE
To understand the knowledge, perceptions and care practices of women who have contracted the Zika virus during pregnancy.
METHODS
Qualitative, descriptive-exploratory study. The data collection was carried out with 10 women who contracted the Zika virus during pregnancy, through an open interview in a municipality of the Central-West Region, Brazil, in 2017. The analysis of the thematic content allowed to present two categories. The study respected the ethical aspects for research with human beings.
RESULTS
The knowledge of infected pregnant women was reduced to little information, being the source of the information the Internet and the television, with little expression of the health services. Fear and concern about the baby are present in the feelings influencing the care practices in the gestation period.
CONCLUSION
Pregnant women receive little information from the health services and their prevention practices are related to the fear of transmitting the infection to the baby during pregnancy.
Keywords:
Zika virus; Aedes; Infection; Pregnant women; Prenatal care; Microcephaly.