ArticleBMC infectious diseases2021
Congenital syphilis in East Baton Rouge parish, Louisiana: providers' and women's perspectives.
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- A systematic review of the qualitative literature on barriers to high-quality prenatal and postpartum care among low-income women.Health services research · 2022Pooled it
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- Resilience paths: maternal experiences in coping with syphilis exposure or congenital infection and the role of support networks.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2026Article
- State-of-the-Art Review: Congenital Syphilis in the Modern Era: Current Strategies and Future Directions.Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America · 2026Review
- Health literacy and syphilis knowledge: findings from a national survey of U.S. women of reproductive age.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Characterization of substance use disorder during pregnancy in a syphilis population.Pregnancy (Hoboken, N.J.) · 2025Article
- Factors Related to the Rise of Congenital Syphilis From the Perspectives of Prenatal Providers and Birthing Parents in Chicago, IL, USA.Open forum infectious diseases · 2024Article
- The rise of congenital syphilis in Canada: threats and opportunities.Frontiers in public health · 2024Review
- Congenital Syphilis-An Illustrative Review.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
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- Eliminating congenital syphilis and congenital Chagas disease.Lancet regional health. Americas · 2022Article
- Understanding perinatal patient's health preferences and patient-provider relationships to prevent congenital syphilis in California and Louisiana.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2022Article
- Geospatial Social Determinants of Health Correlate with Disparities in Syphilis and Congenital Syphilis Cases in California.Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Congenital syphilis prevention in the context of methamphetamine use and homelessness.The American journal on addictions · 2022Article
- Gaps in the congenital syphilis prevention cascade: qualitative findings from Kern County, California.BMC infectious diseases · 2022Article
- A qualitative assessment of structural barriers to prenatal care and congenital syphilis prevention in Kern County, California.PloS one · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundCongenital syphilis is completely preventable through screening and treatment, but rates have been rising in the United States. Certain areas are at particularly high risk. We aimed to assess attitudes, knowledge, and barriers around effective prevention of congenital syphilis among health care providers and community women potentially at risk.
methodsTwo parallel studies were conducted: in-depth interviews with health care providers and focus groups with community women in the area of Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Each group was questioned about their experience in providing or seeking prenatal care, knowledge and attitudes about congenital syphilis, sources of information on testing and treatment, perceptions of risk, standards of and barriers to treatment. Results were transcribed into QSR NVivo V10, codes developed, and common themes identified and organized.
resultsProviders identified delays in testing and care, lack of follow-through with partner testing, and need for community connection for prevention, as major contributors to higher rates of congenital syphilis. Women identified difficulties in accessing Medicaid contributing to delayed start of prenatal care, lack of transportation for prenatal care, and lack of knowledge about testing and prevention for congenital syphilis.
conclusionsProviders and community members were in broad agreement about factors contributing to higher rates of congenital syphilis, although some aspects were emphasized more by one group or another. Evidence-based interventions, likely at multiple levels, need to be tested and implemented to eliminate congenital syphilis.
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