Declining syphilis prevalence in pregnant women in Nairobi since 1995: another success story in the STD field?
Int J STD AIDS
; 10(6): 405-8, 1999 Jun.
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ABSTRACT
PIP: This study presents the trend in syphilis prevalence among 81,311 pregnant women in Nairobi, Kenya, from 1994 to 1997. Clinic nurses performed syphilis serology using a rapid plasma reagin (RPR) card test in 10 NCC clinics and Chi square; these were used to study trends over time. Results showed that a total of 4244 women (5.3%) tested positive with prevalence rates of 7.2% (95% CI: 6.7-7.7) in 1994, 7.3% (95% CI: 6.9-7.7) in 1995, 4.5% (95% CI: 4.3-4.8) in 1996, and 3.8% (95% CI: 3.6-4.0) in 1997. Thus, a significant decrease in syphilis seroprevalence among pregnant women in Nairobi was observed since 1995-96, by contrast with the rising trend in syphilis prevalence reported in 1990 and 1994-95 in the same population. This decline was attributable in large part to the syphilis control program initiated in Nairobi in June 1992, which focused on sexual behavior modifications, changes in health care seeking behavior and improved health care services.
Palavras-chave
Africa; Africa South Of The Sahara; Demographic Factors; Developing Countries; Diseases; Eastern Africa; English Speaking Africa; Infections; Kenya; Measurement; Population; Population Characteristics; Pregnant Women; Prevalence--changes; Reproductive Tract Infections; Research Methodology; Research Report; Sexually Transmitted Diseases; Syphilis--women; Urban Population--women; Women
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Complicações Infecciosas na Gravidez
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Sífilis
Tipo de estudo:
Prevalence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
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Screening_studies
Limite:
Female
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Humans
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Pregnancy
País/Região como assunto:
Africa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Int J STD AIDS
Assunto da revista:
SINDROME DA IMUNODEFICIENCIA ADQUIRIDA (AIDS)
Ano de publicação:
1999
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Bélgica