1 ЭНЭШТ, 2Сонклайн Их сургууль,Тайланд
Objectives: To measure the coverage of antenatal syphilis screening and identify factors related to women not being screened.
Materials and methodology: Antenatal care records among 3519 of women in 16 antenatal care clinics of 6 districts of Ulaanbaatar city were reviewed from 2002 to 2003. Additionally, postpartum women were interviewed to identify potential factors for not being screened. Data entered Epi Info and analysed descriptive, univariete and logistic regression by using statistical programme Stata 7.0.
Results: Among 3,519 antenatal records, the coverage of syphilis screening was 77.7%. Of 2,735 screened women, 54 (2.0%) had reactive serological results and subsequently received treatment. Four late antenatal care comers delivered infants with congenital syphilis. Being unscreened was significantly associated with late antenatal care (OR=2.6), lack of knowledge (OR=5.5), history of previous sexually transmitted infection (OR=3.7), and living far from screening services (OR=4.9).
Conclusions: 1\4 of women antenatal care are not being screened. Late antenatal care, lack of knowledge, history of previous sexually transmitted infection living far from screening
