Table 4. Treatment recommendations for pregnant women, by World Health Organization (WHO) region (n = 128 countries).

	African Region (n = 22)	Americas Region (n = 26)	Eastern Mediterranean Region (n = 2)	European Region (n = 53)	South East Asian Region (n = 5)	Western Pacific Region (n = 20)
Treatment recommended according to WHO guidelines	n (%)	n (%)	n (%)	n (%)	n (%)	n (%)
Early syphilis* BPG† 2.4 MUIM single dose	20 (95%)	20 (78%)	2 (100%)	52 (98%)	5 (100%)	18 (90%)
Late latent syphilis BPG 7.2 MU IM in three weekly doses	16 (73%)	20 (77%)	1 (50%)	52 (98%)	5 (100%)	18 (90%)
BPG 7.2 MU IM in three weekly doses regardless of stage	2 (9%)	6 (23%)	0	0	0	0
Non-penicillin regimens were included as alternatives	20 (91%)	8 (31%)	2 (100%)	4 (8%)	5 (100%)	17 (85%)
Desensitisation recommended for penicillin allergic women	4 (18%)	19 (73%)	0 (0%)	53 (100%)	1 (20%)	16 (80%)

*Regarding early syphilis (primary, secondary and early latent syphilis).

†BPG = benzathine penicillin G.