A Three Year Retrospective Study on Seroprevalence of Syphilis among Pregnant Women at Gondar University Teaching Hospital, Ethiopia

Assefa, Abate

doi:10.4314/ahs.v14i1.18

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“…The women in age group of 15-25 years of old were the most syphilis seropositive (1.0%), followed by the age group of 26-35 years of old (0.7%). This is consistent with the study at Gondar, Ethiopia as previously discussed [17].…”

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confidence: 93%

“…In addition to that, a slight higher or deferent prevalence of syphilis were reported by previous studies conducted in Republic of Congo 3.92% [12], in Tanzania 2.5% [16]. Ethiopia, Gondar 2.9% [17], Gondar, Ethiopia 3.7%, Sub Saharan Africa 2.87% and Nigeria 7.28% [13]. The variation in prevalence across studies might be attributed to the differences in method of diagnosis used, sample size, and study setting.…”

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confidence: 64%

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HIV/AIDS and Syphilis Sero-prevalence Among Pregnant Women Attending Antenatal Care Center in Rwanda

Nyirahabihirwe¹,

M²,

Nikuze³

et al. 2020

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Sexually transmitted infections pause a global challenge. Mostly, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and syphilis which are both transmitted sexually, infect a substantial number of people where female are at front line of exposure and high risk. Additionally, pregnant women experience more vulnerability exposing their infants to increased risk of dying from prematurity, low-birth-weight, stillbirth and congenital diseases. Therefore, continued surveillance of this co-infection is of paramount to establish the status of the diseases and increase the awareness. The current study has evaluated sero-prevalence of HIV and syphilis among pregnant women attending antenatal care center in Rwanda.

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HIV/AIDS and Syphilis Sero-prevalence Among Pregnant Women Attending Antenatal Care Center in Rwanda

Nyirahabihirwe¹,

M²,

Nikuze³

et al. 2020

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“…Mozambique is one of the countries of the Southern region most severely affected by the epidemic, with the eight highest prevalence rate of HIV infection in the world. In this country there are 2 million and 650 thousand people infected by HIV, which affects 15,8 % of women observed in antenatal visits and 11,5 % of people aged 15-49 [15][16][17][18].…”

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confidence: 99%

Intellectual Corruption in Modern Science: A Case Study

2019

JCRC

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Sexually transmitted infections are among the most common public health problems worldwide. Female and male infertility, mother to child transmission, causing miscarriages or congenital disease, and increased risk for Human Immunodeficiency Virus infection (HIV) are some of their consequences. In Sub-Saharan Africa countries, such as Mozambique, the prevalence of these infections is high, women being those who carry the higher burden. Thus we developed this cross-sectional study with objective of characterizing some sexually transmitted infections, HIV infection, syphilis and trichomoniasis in pregnant women, verifying if their management was in accordance with guidelines and recommendations in the country and identifying practice, Knowledge and associated risk factors. Samples were collected from 253 pregnant women attending Centro de Saúde de Maxixe. Vaginal samples were obtained and observed microscopically by wet mount and direct microscopic examination (Trichomonas vaginalis). HIV antibody testing was performed with the tests Determine HIV-1/2 and Uni-GoldTM and against, T. pallidum by RPR, SD BIOLINE Syphilis 3.0 and Determine TP tests in plasma samples. In this study, 11.1% of the pregnant women were infected with HIV, 2.8% with active syphilis, 5.1% with Trichomonas vaginalis and 9.1% with yeast. Antibodies against T. pallidum were identified in 8,3% of these women. In relation to HIV, 7, 5% of them were new cases. Samples were taken from 253 pregnant women attending ante-natal outpatient consultation at the health centre, which were informed about the nature of the study and submitted to a semi-structured interview after signing the free informed consent. In this study, the inconsistency on condoms use and the existence of multiple partners by the participants contributing for these infections transmission. Participants have shown that they had information about these infections modes of transmission, as also which measures to use to prevent them. A significant number of women present with any symptom related to infections that were diagnosed to them, proving that the use of syndrome approach in vaginal discharge must be given some thought in relation to its value in this situation. The data obtained in this study shows that some gaps also exist in the prenatal care clinics of this Centre, from routine procedures that are not performed in accordance with MISAU recommendations. The high prevalence of some STI found in this population, their risk behavior, together with the non-observance of some guidelines in the management of those infections by the health personal very worrying. The implementation of a teaching program on quality control, prevention and management of these infections by the health professional seems to us to be of utmost importance, so these can act in accordance with the present guidelines and transmit correct information to the pregnant women who attend prenatal care.

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“…In pregnancy, this major public health problem is preventable and treatable, to the benefit of especially the resource constrained countries [1]. Untreated active syphilis infection causes adverse outcomes in 50-80% of pregnancies surviving past 12 weeks gestation.…”

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“…In sub-Saharan Africa, a review of national antenatal screening programs showed that 17 out of 22 countries in the continent incorporate syphilis screening as part of the routine antenatal care, of which, only 38% of pregnant women were actually screened [1]. A study in Tanzania, demonstrated that out of 2256 pregnant women eligible for syphilis screening over 4 months, only 970 (43%) were documented to have had an RPR test, among them144 (15%) were seroreactive [4].…”

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An Evaluation of The Syphilis Screening Program Among Pregnant Women In Gaborone Clinics, Botswana: A Five Year Retrospective Analysis

Ganiyu¹,

Mason²,

Mabuza³

2017

TOPHJ

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Background:Syphilis in pregnancy is a public health problem mainly in developing countries. If untreated, it can lead to pregnancy and fetal complications. Nation-wide screening at antenatal care is an important intervention for early detection and treatment to prevent complications. Objective:The aim was to evaluate the proportions and trends in the syphilis screening program of pregnant women who were attending the 15 public health care facilities in Gaborone Botswana during the period 2004 and 2008. Method:We conducted a cross-sectional study in the antenatal care facilities in Gaborone. Data was obtained from the antenatal registers from 7th to 25th September 2009 using a structured data collection sheet. We recorded the number of pregnant women registered for antenatal care, those screened and those not screened for syphilis. The SPSS 14.0 for windows software was used for data analysis. Results:The overall trends in the proportions of pregnant women Conclusion:There were marked variations in the trends among pregnant women screened and those not screened for syphilis in the clinics around Gaborone. The overall trend was an increase screening coverage in the years [2004][2005][2006][2007][2008]. There is a need to investigate the factors associated with these variations.

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A Three Year Retrospective Study on Seroprevalence of Syphilis among Pregnant Women at Gondar University Teaching Hospital, Ethiopia

Cited by 18 publications

References 8 publications

HIV/AIDS and Syphilis Sero-prevalence Among Pregnant Women Attending Antenatal Care Center in Rwanda

HIV/AIDS and Syphilis Sero-prevalence Among Pregnant Women Attending Antenatal Care Center in Rwanda

Intellectual Corruption in Modern Science: A Case Study

An Evaluation of The Syphilis Screening Program Among Pregnant Women In Gaborone Clinics, Botswana: A Five Year Retrospective Analysis

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