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. 2013 Aug 29;8(8):e72149. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0072149

Table 1. Demographic characteristics of pregnant women screened for syphilis (N = 27,150).

Characteristic No. of women screened Proportion (%)
Age
Less than 21 years old 2,699 9.9
21 to 25 years old 10,616 39.1
26 to 30 years old 9,108 33.5
31 to 35 years old 3,228 11.9
More than 35 years old 1,499 5.5
Marital status
Single* 847 3.1
Married 26,303 96.9
No. of children
Zero 11,883 43.8
One 10,574 38.9
Two or more 4,537 16.7
Highest level of school completed
Illiterate/elementary school 2,637 9.7
Middle school 20,034 73.8
High school 3,462 12.8
More than high school 860 3.2
Gestational trimester at testing
First trimester 4,699 17.3
Second trimester 5,041 18.6
Third trimester and later 15,294 56.3
Time spent residing in current community (months)
Less than 3 months 2,710 10.0
3 to 6 months 989 3.6
6 to 12 months 1,315 4.8
More than 12 months 19,256 70.9
*

Includes women who are not married, separated, widowed, and divorced.