Awareness of congenital cytomegalovirus and acceptance of maternal and newborn screening

To assess awareness of cytomegalovirus (CMV); attitudes towards screening; and frequency of behaviors that could increase the risk of prenatal infection. We conducted a survey among 726 women at the 2017 Minnesota State Fair. Minnesota residents aged 18-44 were eligible if they had never been pregna...

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Published in:PloS one 2019-08, Vol.14 (8), p.e0221725-e0221725
Main Authors: Tastad, Katie J, Schleiss, Mark R, Lammert, Sara M, Basta, Nicole E
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acceptance
Adult
Attitudes
Biology and life sciences
Cytomegalovirus
Cytomegalovirus infections
Cytomegalovirus Infections - congenital
Cytomegalovirus Infections - diagnosis
Diagnosis
Education
Epidemiology
Fairs
Female
Health care
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Health risks
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Infections
Internet
Knowledge
Legislation
Legislative bills
Medical research
Medical screening
Medicine and Health Sciences
Neonatal Screening
Newborn babies
Newborn infants
Patient Acceptance of Health Care
People and places
Pregnancy
Pregnant women
Prenatal care
Prenatal Diagnosis
Prevention
Public health
Research and Analysis Methods
Screening
Social Sciences
Studies
Surveys and Questionnaires
Urine
Women
Womens health
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Summary:To assess awareness of cytomegalovirus (CMV); attitudes towards screening; and frequency of behaviors that could increase the risk of prenatal infection. We conducted a survey among 726 women at the 2017 Minnesota State Fair. Minnesota residents aged 18-44 were eligible if they had never been pregnant or had been pregnant within the past 10 years. We compared responses between never-pregnant and recently-pregnant women. Only 20% of study participants had previously heard of CMV. Remarkably, recently-pregnant women were no more likely to be aware of CMV than never-pregnant women after adjusting for potential confounders. After receiving information about CMV, nearly all participants indicated they believed prenatal (96%) or newborn (96%) screening should be offered. Although baseline awareness of CMV was low (even among recently-pregnant women), after learning more about the risks, women supported screening. Several states have passed or proposed legislation promoting CMV education and/or screening programs. We identified important gaps in knowledge about CMV among women who may benefit from education about how to reduce their risk of exposure and who may need to decide whether they would be willing to screen for CMV in the future.
ISSN:1932-6203
1932-6203
DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0221725