ArticleSouthern African journal of infectious diseases2021
Prevalence, incidence and seroconversion of HIV and Syphilis infections among pregnant women of South Africa.
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- The prevalence of gestational syphilis in Malawi between 2014 and 2022: spatiotemporal modeling of population-level factors.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundPregnant women in South Africa suffer from HIV and syphilis infections resulting in negative pregnancy outcomes. Little is known about the prevalence, incidence, seroconversion, and associated risk factors for those attending a midwife run obstetric unit.
methodsA retrospective cohort study was undertaken among pregnant women attending antenatal clinic from January to December 2018. Logistic regression was conducted to determine the risk factors for HIV and syphilis.
resultsThe prevalence of HIV and syphilis were 44.3% (95% confidence interval [CI]; 41.6:46.7) and 3.8% (95% CI; 3.1:4.1), respectively. The seroconversion and incidence for HIV were 4.0% (95% CI; 3.6:4.6) and 17.1 per 100 person-years, and for syphilis 2.6% (95% CI; 2.3:2.8) and 10.9 per 100 person-years, respectively. Significant predictors for HIV prevalence were ages: ages < 20 years, Odds ratio (OR) = 0.11 (
conclusionsThe present study found high rates of seroprevalence, seroconversion and incidence of HIV and syphilis among pregnant women.
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