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- Title
Partner notification of pregnant women infected with syphilis in Nairobi, Kenya.
- Authors
Gichangi, P; Fonck, K; Sekande-Kigondu, C; Ndinya-Achola, J; Bwayo, J; Kiragu, D; Claeys, P; Temmerman, M
- Abstract
We examined partner notification among syphilitic pregnant women in Nairobi. At delivery, 377 women were found to be rapid plasma reagin (RPR) reactive. Data were available for 94% of the partners of women who were tested during pregnancy; over 67% of the partners had received syphilis treatment while 23% had not sought treatment mainly because they felt healthy. Six per cent of the women had not informed their partners as they feared blame and/or violence. Adverse pregnancy outcome was related to lack of partner treatment during pregnancy (7% versus 19%, odds ratio (OR) 3.0, 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.9-10.0). Our data suggest that messages focusing on the health of the unborn child have a positive effect on partner notification and innovative and locally adapted strategies for partner notification need more attention.
- Subjects
NAIROBI (Kenya); KENYA; SYPHILIS; PREGNANT women; SEXUALLY transmitted diseases; PREGNANCY; COMMUNICABLE disease diagnosis; PREVENTION of communicable diseases; COMMUNICABLE disease treatment; PREGNANCY complications; PREVENTION of pregnancy complications; TREATMENT of pregnancy complications; SYPHILIS complications; DIAGNOSIS of syphilis; SYPHILIS prevention; SYPHILIS treatment; HIV infection complications; COMPARATIVE studies; RESEARCH methodology; EVALUATION of medical care; MEDICAL cooperation; RESEARCH; EVALUATION research; CONTACT tracing; DIAGNOSIS
- Publication
International Journal of STD & AIDS, 2000, Vol 11, Issue 4, p257
- ISSN
0956-4624
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1258/0956462001915660