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Table 1 Prenatal syphilis testing among pregnancies with live birth deliveriesa by race, ethnicity, age, insurance and risk, Central Indiana, 2014–2016 (N=21,260)

From: Syphilis testing adherence among women with livebirth deliveries: Indianapolis 2014-2016

 

Total Pregnancies

Characteristics

Total N (% of Pregnancies)

Syphilis Testing (% Tested/Total)

Syphilis “Cases” b (% Positive/Total)

Race

 White

11,052 (52.0%)

8,325 (75.33%)

13 (0.12%)

 Black

6,729 (31.7%)

6,088 (90.47%)

20 (0.30%)

 Other

2,028 (9.3%)

1,660 (81.85%)

6 (0.30%)

 Unknown not documented

1,451 (6.8%)

1,294 (89.18%)

2 (0.14%)

Ethnicity

 Hispanic

1,260 (5.9%)

1,162 (92.22%)

2 (0.16%)

 Non-Hispanic

12,244 (57.6%)

10,857 (88.67%)

29 (0.24%)

 Unknown, not reported, other

7,756 (36.5%)

5,348 (68.95%)

14 (0.18%)

Age group

 15-19

1,755 (8.3%)

1,514 (86.27%)

1 (0.06%)

 20-24

6,259 (28.4%)

5,285 (84.44%)

5 (0.08%)

 25-29

6,292 (29.6%)

5,078 (80.71%)

9 (0.14%)

 30-34

4,588 (21.6%)

3,621 (78.92%)

12 (0.26%)

 35-39

1,965 (9.2%)

1,556 (79.19%)

10 (0.51%)

 40-44

401 (2.0%)

313 (78.05%)

4 (1.00%)

Delivery status

Preterm

2,093 (9.8%)

1,789 (85.45%)

9 (0.43%)

Full-term

19,167 (90.2)

15,578 (81.28%)

32 (0.17%)

Insurance

Government

12,625 (59.4%)

11,040 (87.45%)

30 (0.24%)

Commercial

6,334 (29.8%)

4,506 (71.14%)

4 (0.06%)

Self-pay

1,197 (5.6%)

1,068 (89.22%)

5 (0.42%)

Other

1,104 (5.2%)

753 (68.21%)

2 (0.18%)

  1. aMothers were counted twice or more if they had multiple pregnancies during the time period
  2. bSyphilis “Cases” are those with positive serologic screening and confirmatory tests regardless of history, clinical signs or treatment and so do not reflect women with active syphilis during pregnancy