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Table 2 Antenatal care profile of study participants

From: Sero-conversion rate of Syphilis and HIV among pregnant women attending antenatal clinic in Tanzania: a need for re-screening at delivery

Characteristics

Number (%)

ANC services facility in index pregnancy, n = 663

 

Dispensary or health centre

474 (71.5)

Hospital

189 (28.5)

GA(weeks) at first ANC visit, n = 663

 

≤16

297 (44.8)

>16

366 (55.2)

ANC visits in index pregnancy, n = 663

 

<4 visits

255 (38.5)

≥4visits

408 (61.5)

GA(weeks) at ANC syphilis screening, n = 331

 

≤16

143 (43.2)

>16

188 (56.8)

Reasons for not testing for syphilis at ANC, n = 332

 

Not informed to do a test

61 (18.4)

No reagents

154 (46.4)

No personnel to do a test

117 (35.2)