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.