How pregnant women perceive risk related to Congenital Rubella Syndrome: a prospective study conducted at University “Federico II” of Naples

Study type

• Study topic:
  Disease /health condition
• Study type:
  Non-interventional study
• Scope of the study:
  Disease epidemiology
• Data collection methods:
  Primary data collection

Non-interventional study

• Non-interventional study design:
  Cohort

Study drug and medical condition

• Medical condition to be studied:
  Pregnancy

Population studied

• Short description of the study population:
  Pregnant women admitted at the Emergency Room and/or at the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology of University “Federico II” of Naples, from March to September 2016.
• Age groups:
  Adults (18 to < 46 years)
• Special population of interest:
  Pregnant women
• Estimated number of subjects:
  131

Study design details

• Main study objective:
  evaluate the knowledge of congenital rubella infection consequences and theimmunoprophylaxis profile among pregnant women admitted at University Hospital“Federico II” of Naples, in order to make them conscious about the importance of activeprophylaxis to prevent CRS.
• Outcomes:
  evaluate the knowledge of congenital rubella infection consequences among pregnant women admitted at University Hospital“Federico II” of Naples, evaluate theimmunoprophylaxis profile among pregnant women admitted at University Hospital“Federico II” of Naples
• Data analysis plan:
  we interviewed all the pregnant women admitted at the Emergency Roomand/or at the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology of University “Federico II” ofNaples, from March to September 2016, using a multiple choice questionnaire.