ArticleInternational journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics2015
Assessment of the impact of rapid syphilis tests on syphilis screening and treatment of pregnant women in Zambia.
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- Benzathine penicillin G stockouts and other barriers to documented syphilis treatment in pregnancy in Zambia.PloS one · 2024Article
- Factors associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes of maternal syphilis in Henan, China, 2016-2022.Epidemiology and infection · 2023Article
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- A clinical audit of maternal syphilis in a regional hospital in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.Southern African journal of infectious diseases · 2020Article
- Supply chain management and accessibility to point-of-care testing in resource-limited settings: a systematic scoping review.BMC health services research · 2019Article
- Toward Improving Accessibility of Point-of-Care Diagnostic Services for Maternal and Child Health in Low- and Middle-Income Countries.Point of care · 2019Article
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- The prevalence of syphilis in HIV-seropositive patients: a retrospective study at the regional hospital in Agadir, Morocco.The Pan African medical journal · 2019Article
- Poor supply chain management and stock-outs of point-of-care diagnostic tests in Upper East Region's primary healthcare clinics, Ghana.PloS one · 2019Article
- Prevention of Congenital Syphilis Through Antenatal Screenings in Lusaka, Zambia: A Systematic Review.Cureus · 2018Review
- Assessing stakeholder perceptions of the acceptability and feasibility of national scale-up for a dual HIV/syphilis rapid diagnostic test in Malawi.Sexually transmitted infections · 2017Article
- Improving the Accessibility and Efficiency of Point-of-Care Diagnostics Services in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: Lean and Agile Supply Chain Management.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2017Review
- [Health-worker barriers to syphilis screening in pregnant women in Bolivia's Los Andes network].Revista panamericana de salud publica = Pan American journal of public health · 2017Article
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- A study on usefulness of a set of known risk factors in predicting maternal syphilis infections in three districts of Western Province, Zambia.The Pan African medical journal · 2016Article
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objectiveTo evaluate the impact of rapid syphilis tests (RSTs) on syphilis testing and treatment in pregnant women in Kalomo District, Zambia.
methodsIn March 2012, health workers at all 35 health facilities in Kalomo Distract were trained in RST use and penicillin treatment. In March 2013, data were retrospectively abstracted from 18 randomly selected health facilities and stratified into three time intervals: baseline (6months prior to RST introduction), midline (0-6 months after RST introduction), and endline (7-12 months after RST introduction).
resultsData collected on 4154 pregnant women showed a syphilis-reactive seroprevalence of 2.7%. The proportion of women screened improved from baseline (140/1365, 10.6%) to midline (976/1446, 67.5%), finally decreasing at endline (752/1337, 56.3%) (P<0.001). There was no significant difference in the proportion of syphilis-seroreactive pregnant women who received 1 dose of penicillin before (1/2, 50%) or after (5/48, 10.4%; P=0.199) RST introduction with low treatment rates throughout.
conclusionWith RST scale-up in Zambia and other resource-limited settings, same-day test and treatment with penicillin should be prioritized to achieve the goal of eliminating congenital syphilis.
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