RESEARCH ARTICLE ªZika is everywhereº: A qualitative exploration of knowledge, attitudes and practices towards Zika virus among women of reproductive age in Iquitos, Peru Caroline T. Weldon1, Amy R. Riley-Powell2, Ines M. Aguerre2, Rosa A. Celis Nacimento3, Amy C. Morrison4, Richard A. Oberhelman2, Valerie A. Paz-Soldan2,3* a1111111111 1 Tropical Medicine Department, Tulane School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States of America, 2 Global Community Health and Behavioral Sciences, Tulane School of a1111111111 Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States of America, 3 AsociacioÂn a1111111111 BeneÂfica PRISMA, Lima, Peru, 4 Department of Entomology and Nematology, University of California, Davis, a1111111111 Davis, California, United States of America a1111111111 *
[email protected] Abstract OPEN ACCESS Citation: Weldon CT, Riley-Powell AR, Aguerre IM, Zika virus was reported in the rainforest city of Iquitos, Peru in 2016. The potential associa- Celis Nacimento RA, Morrison AC, Oberhelman RA, tions between Zika and fetal neurological disorders were reported extensively in the media et al. (2018) ªZika is everywhereº: A qualitative regarding neighboring Brazil, and led to great concern about the impact Zika could have on exploration of knowledge, attitudes and practices people's health in Iquitos when it arrived. The aim of this study was to explore the knowl- towards Zika virus among women of reproductive age in Iquitos, Peru. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 12(8): edge, attitudes,