Prevalence of syphilis in pregnancy and prenatal syphilis testing in Brazil: Birth in Brazil study

• Main Authors: Rosa Maria Soares Madeira Domingues (Author), Celia Landmann Szwarcwald (Author), Paulo Roberto Borges Souza Junior (Author), Maria do Carmo Leal (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade de São Paulo, 2014-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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OBJECTIVE Determine the coverage rate of syphilis testing during prenatal care and the prevalence of syphilis in pregnant women in Brazil. METHODS This is a national hospital-based cohort study conducted in Brazil with 23,894 postpartum women between 2011 and 2012. Data were obtained using interview...