Syphilis and human immunodeficiency virus infections among pregnant women attending antenatal care clinic of Gondar family guidance association, Northwest Ethiopia: implication for prevention of mother to child transmission

• Main Authors: Belete Biadgo (Author), Ahmed Hassen (Author), Mekuriaw Getaneh (Author), Habtie Tesfa (Author), Kefyalew N. Jaleta (Author), Tegegne Eshetu (Author), Dessie Kasew (Author), Mulugeta Melku (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Sexually transmitted infections constitute a major public health problem worldwide. Syphilis and HIV infections cause various adverse pregnancy outcomes. Therefore, the aim of this study was to determine the seroprevalence of HIV and syphilis infections among pregnant women at Go...