Table 3.
Demographic characteristics of neonates and their mothers stratified by Maternal RPR result
| Demographic Characteristics | RPRa Reactiveb | RPRa Non-reactivec | p-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N = 89 | (%) | N=111 | (%) | ||
| Total | 89 | (100) | 111 | (100) | |
| Birth weight (g) | NS | ||||
| <1500 | 0 | (0) | 2 | (2) | |
| 1500-2499 | 10 | (11) | 10 | (9) | |
| > 2500 | 79 | (89) | 99 | (89) | |
| Sex | NS | ||||
| Male | 41 | (46) | 55 | (50) | |
| Female | 46 | (52) | 56 | (50) | |
| Not recorded | 2 | (2) | 0 | (0) | |
| Maternal age | |||||
| 15-24 | 28 | (31) | 48 | (43) | NS |
| 25-34 | 39 | (44) | 37 | (33) | NS |
| 35-44 | 16 | (18) | 15 | (14) | NS |
| > 45 | 0 | (0) | 1 | (1) | NS* |
| Not recorded | 6 | (7) | 10 | (9) | |
All neonates with risk of congenital syphilis MSF Castors Maternity Hospital from March 2017 to February 2018
X2 test used for all comparisons except where indicated as (*) Fisher’s exact test
aRPR Rapid plasma reagin testb RPR reactive = titre > 1:4c RPR non-reactive = titre of 1:2
NS Non-significant