2024
DOI: 10.3201/eid3005.231273
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Congenital Syphilis Prevention Challenges, Pacific Coast of Colombia, 2018–2022

Jose F. Fuertes-Bucheli,
Diana P. Buenaventura-Alegría,
Adriana M. Rivas-Mina
et al.

Abstract: High incidences of congenital syphilis have been reported in areas along the Pacific coast of Colombia. In this retrospective study, conducted during 2018–2022 at a public hospital in Buenaventura, Colombia, we analyzed data from 3,378 pregnant women. The opportunity to prevent congenital syphilis was missed in 53.1% of mothers because of the lack of syphilis screening. Characteristics of higher maternal social vulnerability and late access to prenatal care decreased the probability of having > … Show more

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