Open AccessWhy Syphilis Infection is High Among Pregnant Women in Refugee Camps? A Case in Ethiopia
Author(s) -
Amare Worku Tadesse,
Abdi Geda
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
international journal of women's health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.136
H-Index - 45
ISSN - 1179-1411
DOI - 10.2147/ijwh.s354045
Subject(s) - syphilis , medicine , congenital syphilis , pregnancy , obstetrics , refugee , pediatrics , low birth weight , demography , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , family medicine , history , archaeology , sociology , biology , genetics
Almost 1 million pregnant women were estimated to be infected with syphilis in 2016, resulting in over 350,000 adverse birth outcomes including 200,000 stillbirths and new-born deaths (7-9). More than half of infected pregnant women transmit the infection to their babies, resulting in adverse pregnancy outcomes, including foetal death, stillbirth, preterm birth, low birth weight, neonatal death, and congenital infection in infants.