Social Factors Associated with Congenital Syphilis in Missouri.
Elizabeth A DanielsAndrew AtkinsonNicholas CardozaAditi RamakrishnanDenise WillersHilary RenoPublished in: Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America (2024)
Adverse social determinants of health are common in dyads impacted by congenital syphilis. Health systems should consider interdisciplinary programming to improve testing and linkage to care. Future studies should evaluate social support for congenital syphilis prevention and management.
Keyphrases
- social support
- men who have sex with men
- human immunodeficiency virus
- healthcare
- hiv testing
- depressive symptoms
- mental health
- public health
- palliative care
- hepatitis c virus
- quality improvement
- emergency department
- antiretroviral therapy
- current status
- health information
- risk assessment
- dna methylation
- climate change