Prevalence of Syphilis among Pregnant Women in Sub‐Saharan Africa: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis

S Hussen, BT Tadesse - BioMed research international, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Objective. Syphilis is one of the most imperative STIs, caused by the spirochete Treponema
pallidum. During pregnancy it is associated with disastrous health outcomes in the newborn …

Seroprevalence of HIV among pregnant women in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis

D Geremew, F Tajebe, S Ambachew, A Endalamaw… - BMC research …, 2018 - Springer
Objective This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to determine the pooled
prevalence of HIV among pregnant women in Ethiopia. Result PubMed, EMBASE, Science …

Prevalence, Infectivity, and Associated Risk Factors of Hepatitis B Virus among Pregnant Women in Yirgalem Hospital, Ethiopia: Implication of Screening to Control …

A Amsalu, G Ferede, S Eshetie, A Tadewos… - Journal of …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Background. Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) and hepatitis B e antigen (HBeAg) positive
mother has up to 90% likelihood of mother‐to‐child transmission (MTCT) of hepatitis B virus …

High seroprevalence of syphilis infection among pregnant women in Yiregalem hospital southern Ethiopia

A Amsalu, G Ferede, D Assegu - BMC infectious diseases, 2018 - Springer
Background Despite availability of effective treatment and the implementation of focused
antenatal care (ANC), still the prevalence of syphilis persists in Ethiopia. Yet, data is not …

Determinants of syphilis infection among pregnant women attending antenatal care in hospitals of Wolaita zone, Southern Ethiopia, 2020

TA Lendado, T Tekle, D Dawit, WB Daga, CW Diro… - Plos one, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Objective of the study The objective of this study was to identify determinants of syphilis
infection among pregnant women attending antenatal care in hospitals in the Wolaita zone …

The Prevalence of Syphilis Infection and Its Associated Factors in the General Population of Rwanda: A National Household‐Based Survey

M Mutagoma, E Remera, D Sebuhoro… - Journal of sexually …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Background. The prevalence of syphilis among HIV‐infected people is a public health
concern, but there is limited literature to describe the true burden of syphilis in resource …

[HTML][HTML] Prevalence of sexually transmitted infections (HIV, hepatitis B virus, herpes simplex virus type 2, and syphilis) in pregnant women in Ethiopia: trends over 10 …

D Kassa, G Gebremichael, T Tilahun… - International Journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Objectives This study was performed to determine the trends in seroprevalence of four major
sexually transmitted infections (STIs)(HIV, hepatitis B virus (HBV), herpes simplex virus type …

Highlighting a population-based re-emergence of Syphilis infection and assessing associated risk factors among pregnant women in Cameroon: Evidence from the …

C Kengne-Nde, J de Dieu Anoubissi, G Loni-Ekali… - PLoS …, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Background Syphilis and HIV can be transmitted from pregnant women to their children and
they remain a public health problem in Africa. Our study aimed to determine the trends of …

Syphilis and human immunodeficiency virus infections among pregnant women attending antenatal care clinic of Gondar family guidance association, Northwest …

B Biadgo, A Hassen, M Getaneh, H Tesfa, KN Jaleta… - Reproductive health, 2019 - Springer
Background Sexually transmitted infections constitute a major public health problem
worldwide. Syphilis and HIV infections cause various adverse pregnancy outcomes …

HIV is still a major public health problem among pregnant women attending ANC in Referral Hospitals of the Amhara Regional State, Ethiopia: a cross sectional study

WZ Worku, T Azale, TA Ayele, DK Mekonnen - BMC Women's Health, 2022 - Springer
Background The burden of HIV is disproportionately higher among women of reproductive
age contributing more than half of the global share. The situation in Ethiopia is not …