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Epidemiology of syphilis infections among pregnant women in Tanzania: Analysis of the 2020 national representative sentinel surveillance.

Bruno SunguyaErick Alexander MboyaMucho MizindukoBelinda BalandyaAmon SabasabaDavis Elias AmaniDoreen KamoriGeorge Mugambage RuhagoRebecca MkumbwaProsper FaustineWerner MaokolaVeryeh SambuJeremiah MushiMukome NyamuhagataBoniphace S JulluAmir JuyaJoan RugemalilaGeorge MgomellaSarah AsiimweAndrea B Pembe
Published in: PloS one (2023)
Syphilis is still prevalent among pregnant women in Tanzania with a wide regional disparity. Efforts to prevent new infections, screen pregnant women, and treat those infected should be strategized to include all regions and renewed emphasis on regions with high burden, and importantly among women who are multipara, with a low level of education, and advanced age.
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