Public perception about the Zika virus in working professionals: a qualitative inquiry

• Main Authors: Choudhry, Riaz Fahad, Munawar, Khadeeja, Kassab, Yaman Walib, Bakrin, Faizah Safina, Al-Worafi, Yaser Mohammed, Khan, Tahir Mehmood
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English; English
• Published: SAGE Publications Inc. 2020
• Subjects: BF636 Applied psychology; R Medicine (General)
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/82188/1/82188_Public%20perception%20about%20the%20Zika%20virus.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/82188/2/82188_Public%20perception%20about%20the%20Zika%20virus_SCOPUS.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/82188/3/82188_Public%20perception%20about%20the%20Zika%20virus_WoS.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/82188/; https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0272684X20916621?journalCode=qcha; https://doi.org/10.1177/0272684X20916621
• Institution: Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia

Aims: The Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network recently warned that the Zika virus-containing mosquitoes are being found in Pakistan and the health sector is on high alert. It is thus significant to understand public beliefs and perceptions of the Zika virus and vaccination in the current scen...