Influence factors of treatment status during pregnancy and its relationship with pregnancy outcomes among pregnant women with syphilis in Guangzhou City / 中华传染病杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective:To investigate the anti-syphilis treatment status among pregnant women with syphilis and its influencing factors, and to explore the relationship between the treatment status and pregnancy outcome.Methods:Through the National Information System for the Prevention of Mother-to-child Transmission of acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS), Syphilis and Hepatitis B, the demographic data, anti-syphilis treatment status during pregnancy and pregnancy outcomes of 1 614 pregnant women with syphilis who gave birth in Guangzhou City from January 2013 to December 2016 were collected. Chi-square test was used for comparison between groups and logistic regression method was used to identify influence factors of syphilis treatment and adverse pregnancy outcomes.Results:A total of 1 614 pregnant women with syphilis were included. The rates of standard treatment, general treatment and no treatment were 37.17%(600/1 614), 40.77%(658/1 614) and 22.06%(356/1 614), respectively. Logistic regression analysis showed that the rate of standard treatment was lower in the women with nonlocal registered permanent residence (adjusted odds ratio ( aOR)=0.670, 95% confidence interval ( CI) 0.523-0.858, P=0.002), unmarried ( aOR=0.582, 95% CI 0.393-0.863, P=0.007), education level of high school ( aOR=0.691, 95% CI 0.507-0.943, P=0.020), education level of junior middle school or below ( aOR=0.607, 95% CI 0.459-0.803, P<0.01), diagnosis after 28 weeks ( aOR=0.088, 95% CI 0.062-0.125, P<0.01) and unknown non-treponema pallidum antigen serologic test result at the time of diagnosis ( aOR=0.459, 95% CI 0.297-0.710, P=0.001). After controlling other related factors, compared with standard treatment group, the risk of adverse pregnancy outcome was increased in general treatment and untreated group, with aOR of 1.553 (95% CI 1.079-2.234, P=0.018) and 2.097 (95% CI 1.347-3.267, P<0.01), respectively. Compared to mothers with non-treponema pallidum antigen serologic test result ≤1∶4 at the time of diagnosis, the risk for adverse pregnancy outcome was significantly increased in mothers with non-treponema pallidum antigen serologic test result ≥1∶8 ( aOR=1.542, 95% CI 1.105-2.152, P=0.011). Compared to mothers with negative non-treponema pallidum antigen serologic test result at the last test during pregnancy, the risk for adverse pregnancy outcome was significantly increased in mothers with non-treponema pallidum antigen serologic test result ≥1∶8 ( aOR=2.063, 95% CI 1.151-3.700, P=0.015). Conclusion:Early diagnosis of syphilis, standard treatment and follow-up during pregnancy can effectively improve the pregnancy outcomes of pregnant women with syphilis.