Syphilis screening in the 1990s

Antenatal Syphilis Screening

The objectives of this study were to review antenatal syphilis screening and to assess antenatal care providers’ practices and opinions in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. A cross-sectional study on antenatal syphilis screening was conducted. The study settings were all 16 antenatal care clinics, and a random selection of 30 family units from six districts in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. Interviews were conduc...

Cervical screening and health inequality in England in the 1990s.

STUDY OBJECTIVE s: To examine changing inequality in the coverage of cervical screening and its relation to organisational aspects of primary care and to inequality in cervical cancer incidence and mortality. DESIGN Retrospective time trends analysis (1991-2001) of screening coverage and cervical cancer incidence and mortality in England. SETTING The 99 district health authorities in Englan...

EPIDEMIOLOGY OF SYPHILIS, GONORRHOEA AND CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS INFECTION IN FINLAND IN THE 1990s

One-stop Antenatal Syphilis Screening

Congenital syphilis can be prevented by antenatal syphilis screening, however, the complexity of delivering prenatal service can result in low screening rates, and thus lower prevention and treatment rates. One-stop antenatal syphilis screening, which includes rapid testing and treatment, is the proposed method to overcome this problem. The feasibility of this type of screening needs to be test...

Syphilis screening programme in Athens, 1974-98.

Introduction Syphilis is a complex community disease, with multiple stages and unique presentations involving almost every organ system, and which can be controlled by public health measures. The aim of this study was analyse and report on the syphilis case finding programme as implemented through the dermatology clinic of Athens University.