This emergency
clearance is approved for 3 months with the understanding that more
than three months are needed to conduct the full collection. The
agency will accordingly immediately publish a 60 day FRN to begin
the process for standard ICR review and approval for the
longer-term collection.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
08/31/2017
6 Months From Approved
8,062
0
0
2,536
0
0
0
0
0
The goal of this collection is to
conduct population-based assessments of utilization of Zika virus
prevention strategies and resource needs for pregnant and
postpartum women, and newborn infants in Puerto Rico. It will
include a hospital-based survey of mothers and fathers to obtain
information on the prenatal period. A follow-up telephone survey in
the postpartum period will be used to evaluate the ongoing needs of
mother and infants in the postpartum period.
Emergency approval is
requested for this collection since for the following reasons. In
January 2017, The Health Resources and Services Administration
(HRSA) provided funding to various agencies in the Puerto Rico
Department of Health to address the issues of screening, access,
and coordination of care for women, children and families. However,
while there is a critical need to provide services for infants who
have been affected by Zika during the early postpartum period,
there is currently no population-based information available about
health care for young infants born to women in Puerto Rico who were
pregnant in the first year of the Zika outbreak. While clinical
data is available, it is limited to those who seek and receive
services. There is an urgent critical need for data on
accessibility and utilization of postpartum and newborn services –
especially for women and infants affected by Zika, as well as
adherence to prevention strategies. To fill this gap, in January
2017, the Puerto Rico Department of Health was funded by the
Centers for Disease Control to collect population based data to
inform these efforts. The goal of this information collection,
planned to begin in April 2017, is to gather scientifically valid
and current information from the mothers previously surveyed
immediately postpartum in the hospital by re-contacting them by
phone 2-10 months after delivery to assess,; 1) their access to and
utilization of health care services for themselves and their
infants, and 2) their use of measures to avoid Zika infection,
including use of postpartum contraception to prevent unintended
pregnancies that might otherwise be affected by Zika. Additionally,
as the outbreak continues, there is a need to reassess the
effectiveness of emergency response efforts from the first season
and to determine where additional efforts and resources are needed
in subsequent seasons. Because fathers play a critical role in the
health and well-being of their infants, there is also a need to
assess their knowledge and contribution to prevention efforts and
access to and adherence to recommended care. To address these
needs, a second cohort of women will be surveyed 1) immediately
postpartum using a hospital-based survey, 2) approximately a year
following the initial ZPER survey, and 3) fathers who are present
will also be surveyed. Moreover, given the increasing need to
assess prevention strategies and resource needs for newborn
infants, along with the effectiveness of efforts to prevent rapid
repeat pregnancies that are unintended among postpartum women as
the number of infants potentially exposed to Zika during pregnancy
rises, this second cohort of women will also be re-contacted by
telephone for a follow up survey to assess health behaviors and
health care needs of postpartum mothers and their infants as it
relates to Zika prevention strategies and resource gaps for mothers
and newborns.
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that
the collection of information encompassed by this request complies
with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR
1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding
the proposed collection of information, that the certification
covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a
benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control
number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of
these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked
and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.