Gestational syphilis prevalence and congenital syphilis incidence in Cali, Colombia, 2010
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https://doi.org/10.18597/rcog.136Keywords:
Congenital syphilis, gestational syphilis, prevalenceAbstract
Objective: Obtaining gestational syphilis prevalence and congenital syphilis incidence data in the city of Cali, Colombia during 2010.
Materials and methods: This was a descriptive, cross-sectional study. The study population consisted of pregnant women who had attended prenatal control sessions and given birth in Cali and whose maternal and perinatal results were known. Patients whose epidemiological data had not been properly recorded were excluded. The clinical sociodemographic characteristics of pregnant women suffering from gestational syphilis were determined. Gestational syphilis prevalence and congenital syphilis incidence in Cali during 2010 were estimated.
Results: Gestational syphilis prevalence for Cali was 1.4% and congenital syphilis incidence was 2.5 per 1,000 live births during 2010; 35% of women having positive serology had not received suitable treatment.
Conclusions: Gestational syphilis prevalence was greater than expected, in view of available PAHO data.
Author Biographies
Claudia Lucena Galeano-Cardona
William Darío García-Gutiérrez
Lina María Congote-Arango
María Adelaida Vélez-García
Diana Milena Martínez-Buitrago
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