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Syphilis screening among 27,150 pregnant women in South Chinese rural areas using point-of-care tests.
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- prevalence of syphilis among pregnant women in China: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2026Pooled it
- Prevalence of Curable Sexually Transmitted Infections in Pregnant Women in Low- and Middle-Income Countries From 2010 to 2015: A Systematic Review.Sexually transmitted diseases · 2016Pooled it
- Introduction of rapid syphilis testing in antenatal care: A systematic review of the impact on HIV and syphilis testing uptake and coverage.International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics · 2015Pooled it
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- The evaluation of preventive and control measures on congenital syphilis in Guangdong Province, China: a time series modeling study.Infection · 2022Article
- Syphilis-attributable adverse pregnancy outcomes in China: a retrospective cohort analysis of 1187 pregnant women with different syphilis treatment.BMC infectious diseases · 2019Article
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- High seroprevalence of syphilis infection among pregnant women in Yiregalem hospital southern Ethiopia.BMC infectious diseases · 2018Article
- Seroepidemiology of Syphilis Infection among 2 Million Reproductive-age Women in Rural China: A Population-based, Cross-sectional Study.Chinese medical journal · 2017Article
- Attributes of diagnostic tests to increase uptake of dual testing for syphilis and HIV in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.International journal of STD & AIDS · 2017Article
- Cost-effectiveness of HIV and syphilis antenatal screening: a modelling study.Sexually transmitted infections · 2016Article
- Chlamydia trachomatis Infection in Pregnancy: The Global Challenge of Preventing Adverse Pregnancy and Infant Outcomes in Sub-Saharan Africa and Asia.BioMed research international · 2016Review
- Prevalence of HIV and syphilis infections among pregnant women attending antenatal clinics in Tanzania, 2011.BMC public health · 2015Article
- Seroprevalence of syphilis and human immunodeficiency virus infections among pregnant women who attend the University of Gondar teaching hospital, Northwest Ethiopia: a cross sectional study.BMC infectious diseases · 2015Article
- Synthesized prevention and control of one decade for mother-to-child transmission of syphilis and determinants associated with congenital syphilis and adverse pregnancy outcomes in Shenzhen, South China.European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology · 2014Article
- Point of care diagnostics for sexually transmitted infections: perspectives and advances.Expert review of anti-infective therapy · 2014Review
- A three year retrospective study on seroprevalence of syphilis among pregnant women at Gondar University Teaching Hospital, Ethiopia.African health sciences · 2014Article
- Poor Reporting of Outcomes Beyond Accuracy in Point-of-Care Tests for Syphilis: A Call for a Framework.AIDS research and treatment · 2014Review
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Abstract
objectivesTo determine the prevalence and correlates of syphilis among pregnant women in rural areas of South China.
methodsPoint-of-care syphilis testing was provided at 71 health facilities in less developed, rural areas of Guangdong Province. Positive samples were confirmed at a local referral center by toluidine red unheated serum tests (TRUST) and Treponema pallidum particle agglutination (TPPA) tests.
resultsAltogether 27,150 pregnant women in rural Guangdong were screened for syphilis. 106 (0.39%) syphilis cases were diagnosed, of which 78 (73.6%) received treatment for syphilis. Multivariate analysis revealed that older pregnant women (31-35 years old, aOR 2.7, 95% CI 0.99-7.32; older than 35 years old, aOR 5.9, 95% CI 2.13-16.34) and those with a history of adverse pregnant outcomes (aOR 3.64, 95% CI 2.30-5.76) were more likely to be infected with syphilis.
conclusionsA high prevalence of syphilis exists among pregnant women living in rural areas of South China. Enhanced integration of syphilis screening with other routine women's health services (OB GYN, family planning) may be useful for controlling China's syphilis epidemic.
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