Effect of the coverage of rapid tests for syphilis in primary care on the syphilis in pregnancy in Brazil

• Main Authors: Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli (Author), Tatyana Maria Silva de Souza Rosendo (Author), Marquiony Marques dos Santos (Author), Ana Karla Bezerra Lopes (Author), Kenio Costa de Lima (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade de São Paulo, 2021-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: To analyze the effect of rapid tests coverage in Primary Care on syphilis detection rate in pregnant women in Brazil, in municipalities with more than 100,000 inhabitants. METHODS: The dependent variable was the syphilis detection rate in pregnant women between 2012 and 2018. As...