TABLE 3.
Characteristics of Pregnant Women With Syphilis by Race/Ethnicity: Maricopa County, Arizona, 2004 to 2008
| Characteristics | White (n = 34) |
Black (n = 16) |
AI/AN (n = 25) |
Hispanic (n = 162) |
Total* (n = 242) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (mean ± SD) | 26.3 ± 5.8 | 26.9 ± 5.6 | 28.7 ± 6.9‡ | 25.1 ± 5.7 | 25.7 ± 5.9 |
| Any prenatal care, n (%) | 22 (76) | 10 (83) | 16 (94) | 110 (83) | 162 (83) |
| Trimester first tested, n (%) | |||||
| First or second | 13 (50) | 10 (83) | 13 (62) | 93 (63) | 131 (62) |
| Third or at delivery | 13 (50) | 2 (17) | 8 (38) | 55 (37) | 80 (38) |
| Stage, n (%) | |||||
| Early | 17 (50) | 7 (44) | 14 (56) | 58 (36) | 98 (41) |
| Late | 17 (50) | 9 (56) | 11 (44) | 104 (64) | 144 (59) |
| Median no. gestational weeks at maternal treatment (range) | 24 (6–40) | 22 (7–40) | 29 (5–40) | 25 (5–42) | 24 (5–42) |
| Delivered infant with CS, n (%) | 11 (32) | 5 (31) | 9 (36) | 51 (32) | 78 (32) |
| Risk behaviors, n (%) | |||||
| Drug use | 20 (63)‡ | 4 (27) | 11 (48)‡ | 21 (13) | 56 (24) |
| Anonymous sex | 19 (59)‡ | 7 (44)‡ | 4 (17) | 25 (16) | 56 (24) |
| Received money or drugs for sex | 9 (28)‡ | 6 (37)‡ | 0 (0) | 8 (5) | 23 (10) |
| 2 or more sex partners | 14 (41) | 9 (56)‡ | 15 (60)‡ | 49 (30) | 89 (37) |
| Risk behavior of male partners, n (%)‡ | |||||
| Drug use | 4 (50) | 0 (0) | 3 (60) | 26 (52) | 33 (52) |
| Incarceration | 3 (37) | 0 (0) | 4 (80)‡ | 11 (22) | 18 (28) |
| Anonymous sex | 4 (50) | 0 (0) | 4 (80) | 30 (59) | 38 (59) |
| Gave money or drugs for sex | 1 (13) | 0 (0) | 1 (20) | 5 (10) | 7 (11) |
| 2 or more sex partners | 3 (33) | 0 (0) | 2 (33) | 11 (21) | 16 (23) |
| MSM | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 5 (10) | 5 (7) |
Missing data account for discrepancies between number values and percentages.
*
Total includes Asian (n = 5) and observations with missing race/ethnicity.
†
Significantly different than pregnant Hispanic women at the P < 0.05 level.
‡
For pregnant women who were matched to at least one male sex partner with syphilis, n = 65 (white, n = 8; black, n = 1; AI/AN, n = 5; Hispanic, n = 51).
AI indicates American Indian/Alaskan Native; SD, standard deviation; CS, congenital syphilis; MSM, men who have sex with men.