Partner notification of pregnant women infected with syphilis in Nairobi, Kenya. NLM AIDSLINE Important note: Information in this article was accurate in 2000. The state of the art may have changed since the publication date.

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Partner notification of pregnant women infected with syphilis in Nairobi, Kenya.

Int J STD AIDS. 2000 Apr;11(4):257-61. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/20233045
Gichangi P; Fonck K; Sekande-Kigondu C; Ndinya-Achola J; Bwayo J; Kiragu D; Claeys P; Temmerman M; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Nairobi,; Kenya.

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.
Keywords: JOURNAL ARTICLE Adult *Contact Tracing Female Human HIV Infections/COMPLICATIONS Kenya Male Pregnancy Pregnancy Complications, Infectious/DIAGNOSIS/*PREVENTION & CONTROL/THERAPY Pregnancy Outcome Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Syphilis/COMPLICATIONS/DIAGNOSIS/*PREVENTION & CONTROL/THERAPY

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