Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs)
Syphilis in pregnancy: Syphilis infects 1% or more of antenatal care attendees in nearly one third of countries (31.4%).
Syphilis in pregnancy causes stillbirth, prematurity, low birthweight, neonatal disease, and infections in newborns. These adverse outcomes can be prevented with a simple and inexpensive test, and treated with penicillin.
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Syphilis testing in pregnancy
<50%of antenatal care attendees are tested for syphilis in 61 countries
Testing of antenatal care attendees for syphilisSyphilis in sex workers
≥5%of sex workers are infected with syphilis in 35 countries
Sex workers with active syphilisSexually transmitted infections
498 millionpeople aged 15 to 49 are infected each year with chlamydia, gonnorhoea, syphilis, or trichomoniasis
2008 global estimates on incidence and prevalence of selected curable STIs
