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