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. 2017 Dec 8;1:13. [Version 1] doi: 10.12688/gatesopenres.12768.1

Table 4. Factors associated to syphilis screening among women who were attended on days with availability of tests in Kinshasa and Lusaka.

Kinshasa Lusaka
Syphilis Screening Syphilis Screening
(N=2660) (N=9148)
n/N (%) P - value n/N (%) P - value
Maternal Age
<20 494/534 (92.5%) 0.0506 712/1341 (53.1%) 0.87812
20–34 1645/1767 (93.1%) ref 3557/6821 (52.1%) ref
> or = 35 330/359 (91.9%) 0.9148 491/948 (51.8%) 0.7006
Education
Incomplete primary school or less 436/470 (92.8%) 0.5816 1019/2111 (48.3%) 0.8951
Completed primary school 1572/1694 (92.8%) 0.5481 2463/4536 (54.3%) 0.9793
Incomplete secondary school 461/496 (92.9%) ref 1280/2464 (51.9%) ref
Marital status
Married/partner 2119/2276 (93.1%) ref 4249/8065 (52.7%) ref
Single, widowed, or divorced 350/384 (91.1%) 0.0284 513/1052 (48.8%) 0.0414
Obstetric history
Previous pregnancies
0 550/598 (92.0%) 0.5956 1285/2401 (53.5%) 0.4174
1-3 1221/1311 (93.1%) ref 2825/5415 (52.2%) ref
≥ 4 697/751 (92.8%) 0.2673 650/1288 (50.5%) 0.845
Previous abortions/stillbirth
No 1698/1842 (92.1%) 0.001 4164/7935 (52.5%) 0.483
Yes 770/817 (94.2%) ref 581/1125 (51.6%) ref
Previous preterm birth
No 2393/2578(92.8%) 0.4849 4593/8786 (52.3%) 0.0647
Yes 76/82 (92.7%) ref 152/272 (55.9%) ref
Previous congenital anomalies
No 2453/2644 (92.7%) * 4728/9031 (52.3%) 0.5627
Yes 16/16 (100%) ref 13/24 (54.2%) ref
Previous low birth weight
No 2357/2535 (92.9%) 0.2942 4566/8674 (52.6%) 0.7731
Yes 112/125 (89.6%) ref 140/268 (52.2%) ref
Previous Syphilis Infection
No 2467/2657 (92.8%) ref 4677/8940 (52.3%) ref
Yes 2/3 (66.7%) 0.2611 85/177 (48.0%) 0.2611
Current pregnancy
Gestational age at first visit
Less or equal 20 weeks 949/1023 (92.8%) ref 2504/4732 (52.9%) ref
More than 20 weeks 1453/1569 (92.6%) 0.2611 2126/4095 (51.9%) 0.7933

(*) not estimable