Age (years) (n=149)
|
|
|
Mean (SD) |
24.3 (6.6) |
Median (min - max) |
24 (14 - 45) |
Skin color (n=149)
|
|
|
white |
124 |
(83.2) |
black or brown |
25 |
(16.8) |
Level of education (n=146
1
)
|
|
|
incomplete elementary education |
54 |
(37.0) |
incomplete secondary education |
49 |
(33.6) |
complete secondary education |
40 |
(27.4) |
complete higher education |
3 |
(2.0) |
Place of residence (n=149)
|
|
|
rural |
10 |
(6.7) |
urban |
139 |
(93.3) |
Occupation (n=149)
|
|
|
homemakers |
101 |
(67.8) |
other |
48 |
(32.2) |
Number of sexual partners (n=113
1
)
|
|
|
<3 |
57 |
(50.4) |
≥3 |
55 |
(48.6) |
Smoked during pregnancy (n=131
1
)
|
52 |
(39.7) |
Drank alcohol during pregnancy (n=130
1
)
|
26 |
(20.0) |
Used illicit drugs during pregnancy (n=132
1
)
|
18 |
(13.6) |
HIV serology (n=148
1
)
|
|
|
positive |
2 |
(1.4) |
not done |
5 |
(3.4) |
HPV diagnosis during pregnancy (n=97
1
)
|
10 |
(10.3) |
Diabetes mellitus during pregnancy (n=140
1
)
|
6 |
(4.3) |
Hypertension during pregnancy (n=142
1
)
|
10 |
(7.0) |
Had prenatal care (n=149)
|
141 |
(94.6) |
Gestational age at the first prenatal visit (n=139
1
)
|
|
|
first trimester (≤13 weeks) |
79 |
(56.8) |
second trimester (14 - 27 weeks) |
56 |
(40.3) |
third trimester (≥28 weeks) |
4 |
(2.9) |
Number of prenatal visits (n=141
2
)
|
|
|
<6 |
34 |
(24.1) |
≥6 |
107 |
(75.9) |
Mean (SD) |
7,8 (2,9) |
Median (min - max) |
8 (1 - 15) |
Absences in prenatal visits (n=141
2
)
|
|
|
0 |
83 |
(58.9) |
≥1 |
58 |
(41.1) |
Mean (SD) |
1.3 (2.0) |
Had a non-treponemal syphilis serological test during pregnancy (n=141
2
)
|
137 |
(97.2) |
Positive result in the first serological test (n=137
3
)
|
128 |
(93.4) |
Gestational age at the time of the first syphilis serology (n=137
3
)
|
|
|
before the diagnosis of pregnancy |
3 |
(2.2) |
first trimester (≤13 weeks) |
85 |
(62.0) |
second trimester (14 - 27 weeks) |
36 |
(26.3) |
third trimester (≥28 weeks) |
13 |
(9.5) |
Time between the first prenatal care visit and the first serological test (n=137
3
)
|
|
|
<15 days |
110 |
(80.3) |
16 - 30 days |
6 |
(4.4) |
31 - 60 days |
7 |
(5.1) |
61 - 90 days |
3 |
(2.2) |
>90 days |
11 |
(8.0) |
Had a treponemal test during prenatal care (n=149) |
116 |
(77.9) |
Gestational age at syphilis diagnosis (n=149)
|
|
|
before pregnancy |
3 |
(2.0) |
first trimester (≤13 weeks) |
85 |
(57.0) |
second trimester (14 - 27 weeks) |
31 |
(20.8) |
third trimester (≥28 weeks) |
13 |
(8.7) |
at the time of delivery or curettage |
17 |
(11.4) |
Antibody titers in the first positive VDRL (n=149)
|
|
|
≤1:4 |
64 |
(43.0) |
>1:4 |
85 |
(57.0) |
Clinical presentation of syphilis (n=105
1
)
|
|
|
primary |
21 |
(20.0) |
secondary or latent with <1 year's duration |
59 |
(56.2) |
latent with >1 year's duration |
22 |
(20.9) |
tertiary |
3 |
(2.9) |
Received a prescription of treatment during pregnancy (n=132
4
)
|
128 |
(97.0) |
Time between diagnosis and treatment prescription (n=128
5
) (days)
|
|
|
≤7 |
22 |
(17.2) |
8 - 15 |
18 |
(14.1) |
16 - 30 |
45 |
(35.1) |
31 - 60 |
22 |
(17.2) |
61 - 90 |
8 |
(6.3) |
>90 |
13 |
(10.1) |
Gestational age at the time of treatment prescription (n=128
5
) (weeks)
|
|
|
≤13 |
50 |
(39.1) |
14 - 27 |
57 |
(44.5) |
>28 |
21 |
(16.4) |
Prescribed treatment regimen (n=128
5
)
|
|
|
Benzathine penicillin 2,400,000 IU |
9 |
(7.0) |
Benzathine penicillin 4,800,000 IU |
6 |
(4.7) |
Benzathine penicillin 7,200,000 IU |
113 |
(88.3) |
Received the prescribed treatment (n=128
5
)
|
120 |
(93.8) |
Treatment prescribed was adequate (n=128
5
)
|
115 |
(89.8) |
First treatment prescribed was ≥30 days before delivery (n=128
5
)
|
115 |
(89.8) |
Number of serological tests after treatment (n=120
6
)
|
|
|
0 |
18 |
(15.0) |
1 |
33 |
(27.5) |
≥2 |
69 |
(57.5) |
Had monthly VDRL testing after treatment (n=120
6
)
|
38 |
(31.7) |
Received a retreatment prescription (n=120
6
)
|
24 |
(20.0) |
Received the prescribed retreatment (n=24
7
)
|
18 |
(75.0) |
Had a VDRL test after retreatment (n=18
8
)
|
7 |
(38.9) |
Last treatment prescribed was ≥30 days before delivery (n=128
5
)
|
107 |
(83.6) |
Partner was treated (n=140
1
)
|
79 |
(56.4) |
Partner’s treatment regimen (n=79
9
)
|
|
|
Benzathine penicillin 2,400,000 IU |
8 |
(10.2) |
Benzathine penicillin 4,800,000 IU |
5 |
(6.3) |
Benzathine penicillin 7,200,000 IU |
66 |
(83.5) |
Partner’s treatment was adequate (n=79
9
)
|
68 |
(86.1) |
Reason for not treating the partner (n=60
1
)
|
|
|
partner had no contact with the pregnant woman |
23 |
(38.3) |
partner was not called/communicated with |
10 |
(16.7) |
partner did not attend |
1 |
(1.6) |
partner refused treatment |
7 |
(11.7) |
partner with non-reactive serology test |
15 |
(25.0) |
patient changed partner |
4 |
(6.7) |