ArticlePreventive medicine reports2016
Women's attitudes toward practicing cytomegalovirus prevention behaviors.
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- Changing knowledge, attitudes and behaviours towards cytomegalovirus in pregnancy through film-based antenatal education: a feasibility randomised controlled trial of a digital educational intervention.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2021Trial
- Cytomegalovirus congenital infection awareness, knowledge, and attitude towards prenatal screening among Jordanian women: a cross-sectional study.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2026Article
- Knowledge and prevention practices regarding cytomegalovirus among pregnant women in Gondar city a multicenter cross-sectional study.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- CMV primary and non-primary infections among daycare workers, and development of strategies to prevent infection (EDUQ-CMV): a mixed-method study protocol.BMC infectious diseases · 2025Observational
- Exploring hygiene practices, prenatal recommendations and parental attitudes towards congenital cytomegalovirus prevention and screening in Sweden.BMJ paediatrics open · 2025Article
- Cytomegalovirus seronegativity rate in pregnant women and primary cytomegalovirus infection during pregnancy in rural Germany.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2023Article
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- eLearning significantly improves maternity professionals' knowledge of the congenital cytomegalovirus prevention guidelines.The Australian & New Zealand journal of obstetrics & gynaecology · 2022Article
- Hygiene promotion might be better than serological screening to deal with Cytomegalovirus infection during pregnancy: a methodological appraisal and decision analysis.BMC infectious diseases · 2020Article
- Development and Assessment of a Prenatal Cytomegalovirus (CMV) Educational Survey: Implementation and Impact in a Metropolitan University-Based Clinic.International journal of women's health · 2020Article
- Awareness of congenital cytomegalovirus and acceptance of maternal and newborn screening.PloS one · 2019Article
- Congenital cytomegalovirus: Impact on child health.Contemporary pediatrics · 2018Article
- Attitudes of U.S. Hispanic and non-Hispanic women toward congenital CMV prevention behaviors: a cross sectional study.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2018Article
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Abstract
Congenital cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection causes severe disabilities and developmental delays. Women's awareness of CMV is low. Only about half of healthcare providers report counseling women about behaviors to reduce CMV risk and public health education is limited. Routine CMV counseling is not recommend. Providers may lack time to counsel women; other conditions may take priority for counseling; there may be a perception that women are reluctant to follow advice. This cross-sectional descriptive study examined women's attitudes toward CMV prevention behaviors. Data were collected from an online panel of 840 U.S. women 18-40 years of age, who had a child < 5 years of age, and were pregnant or planning a pregnancy in the next 12 months. Questions assessed CMV awareness, frequency of past behaviors that transmit CMV, and attitudes toward eight CMV prevention behaviors. Only 15.5% of women were somewhat or very familiar with CMV. Very few women (6.1%) reported hearing from their provider about CMV. Women held positive attitudes toward the CMV prevention behaviors and perceived them as feasible. Least positive attitudes were toward not kissing a child on the lips and not sharing foods. Predictors of positive attitudes were CMV awareness, past behavior, talking to a healthcare provider, and perceived risk reduction. Healthcare providers and public health practitioners should collaborate to increase CMV awareness. Encouraging behaviors to reduce saliva sharing may result in greater gains in reducing CMV infection.
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