PMID- 28839316
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20190717
LR  - 20190717
IS  - 0030-9982 (Print)
IS  - 0030-9982 (Linking)
VI  - 67
IP  - 8
DP  - 2017 Aug
TI  - Combating Zika virus through health counseling interventions.
PG  - 1262-1265
AB  - Previous research efforts on Zika virus (ZikV) appear to have only focused on 
      biomedical interventions for the patients without realizing that their culture of 
      silence to the psychological aspect is highly reprehensible. The role and 
      importance of health counseling cannot be overemphasized given how it helped in 
      the fight against the Ebola virus disease. It is possible that mental health 
      counselors and clinical psychologists around the world, Nigeria, and Pakistan can 
      provide health counseling intervention that is culturally acceptable, effective 
      and instrumental in tackling ZikV, its spread, and the horrific psychological 
      impacts of the disease. Research is needed to understand the relevance and 
      effectiveness of health counseling interventions in the Zika context.
FAU - Okere, Anthony Ukachukwu
AU  - Okere AU
AD  - Guidance and Counseling Unit, Department of Educational Foundations, University 
      of Nigeria, Nsukka, Enugu State, Nigeria.
FAU - Nwamaka Onyechi, Kay Chinonyelum
AU  - Nwamaka Onyechi KC
AD  - Guidance and Counseling Unit, Department of Educational Foundations, University 
      of Nigeria, Nsukka, Enugu State, Nigeria.
FAU - Eseadi, Chiedu
AU  - Eseadi C
AD  - Guidance and Counseling Unit, Department of Educational Foundations, University 
      of Nigeria, Nsukka, Enugu State, Nigeria.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PL  - Pakistan
TA  - J Pak Med Assoc
JT  - JPMA. The Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association
JID - 7501162
SB  - IM
MH  - Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
MH  - Ceremonial Behavior
MH  - *Counseling
MH  - *Culturally Competent Care
MH  - Health Education
MH  - Humans
MH  - Zika Virus Infection/*prevention & control
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - Zika virus, Health counseling, Interventions, Commit and ACT, Prosocial 
      counseling.
EDAT- 2017/08/26 06:00
MHDA- 2019/07/18 06:00
CRDT- 2017/08/26 06:00
PHST- 2017/08/26 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2017/08/26 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2019/07/18 06:00 [medline]
AID - 8323 [pii]
PST - ppublish
SO  - J Pak Med Assoc. 2017 Aug;67(8):1262-1265.