A multifaceted intervention to improve syphilis screening and treatment in pregnant women in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo and in Lusaka, Zambia: a cluster randomised controlled trial

A multifaceted intervention to improve syphilis screening and treatment in pregnant women in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo and in Lusaka, Zambia: a cluster randomised controlled trial

Summary: Background: Despite international recommendations, coverage of syphilis testing in pregnant women and treatment of those found seropositive remains limited in sub-Saharan Africa. We assessed whether combining the provision of supplies with a behavioural intervention was more effective than...

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Main Authors: Fernando Althabe, MD, Elwyn Chomba, MRCP, Antoinette K Tshefu, PhD, Ernest Banda, BSc, María Belizán, MSc, Eduardo Bergel, PhD, Mabel Berrueta, MD, Jane Bertrand, PhD, Carl Bose, MD, Maria Luisa Cafferata, MD, Waldemar A Carlo, MD, Alvaro Ciganda, BSc, France Donnay, FRCOG, Ezequiel García Elorrio, PhD, Luz Gibbons, MSc, Karen Klein, MPH, Jerker Liljestrand, PhD, Paul D Lusamba, PhD, Arlette K Mavila, MPH, Agustina Mazzoni, MD, Dalau M Nkamba, MPH, Friday H Mwanakalanga, BSc, Abigail Mwapule Tembo, RN, Musaku Mwenechanya, MMED, Lee Pyne-Mercier, MPH, Cintia Spira, MD, Jean D Wetshikoy, MD, Xu Xiong, PhD, Pierre Buekens, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-05-01
Series:The Lancet Global Health
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214109X19300750

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