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Table 2 Pregnancy characteristics among congenital syphilis cases after a maternal diagnosis, Uruguay, 2014–2017a

From: Lessons about the reliability of congenital syphilis and vertical HIV transmission data learned from case reviews in Uruguay: a cross-sectional study

Variable

2014 CS = 107, no CS = 300

2015 CS = 88, no CS = 339

2016 CS = 71, no CS = 2 58

2017 CS = 47, no CS = 228

CS/No CS

CS/No CS

CS/No CS

CS/No CS

Fewer than 5 antenatal checks, n (%)

57/21 (54.3/7.1)

50/35 (56.8/10.4)

32/29 (45.1/11.2)

26/25 (55.3/11.0)

Pregnancy diagnosis (weeks), mean ± SD

14 ± 7/ 12 ± 6

13 ± 8/ 12 ± 6

11 ± 9/ 12 ± 7

12.5 ± 9/ 11.4 ± 6

Pregnancy diagnosis at > 14 weeks, n (%)

50/72 (59.5/28)

33/88 (52.4/26.2)

22/62 (40.7/25)

17/56 (44.7/24.8)

GA at first syphilis test in pregnancy, mean ± SD

21 ± 10/ 15 ± 7

15 ± 12/ 14 ± 8

14 ± 11/ 12 ± 6

First syphilis test > 14 weeks, n (%)

30/116 (70/39.3)

42/134 (79/40)

31/112 (69/44)

34/80 (89.5/35.4)

GA at syphilis diagnosis, mean ± SD

24 ± 11/ 17 ± 8

28 ± 9/ 17 ± 8

21 ± 15/ 16 ± 10

20 ± 15/ 16 ± 8

Diagnosis of syphilis at delivery or puerperium, n (%)

64/5 (59.8/1.7)

35/5 (39.8/1.5)

26/2 (36.6/0.8)

17/2 (36.2/0.9)

Correct treatment, n (%)

3/260 (3/96.7)

8/335 (9.1/99.1)

18/236 (26.9/95.1)

4/212 (9.3/99.5)

Treated partners excluding missing data, n (%)

29/115 (58/67.6)

13/144 (25.5/64.3)

17/99 (41.5/65.6)

10/96 (43.5/68.0)

  1. CS congenital syphilis, SD standard deviation, GA gestational age
  2. aAll denominators exclude cases with missing data