Risk factors for syphilis in women: case-control study

• Main Authors: Vilma Costa de Macêdo (Author), Pedro Israel Cabral de Lira (Author), Paulo Germano de Frias (Author), Luciana Maria Delgado Romaguera (Author), Silvana de Fátima Ferreira Caires (Author), Ricardo Arraes de Alencar Ximenes (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade de São Paulo, 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To determine the sociodemographic, behavioral, and health care factors related to the occurrence of syphilis in women treated at public maternity hospitals. METHODS This is a case-control study (239 cases and 322 controls) with women admitted to seven maternity hospitals in the mu...