title: Treatment of sexual contacts of syphilitic pregnant women.
abstract: Between August 1984 and May 1985, 197 syphilitic pregnant women were diagnosed at the antenatal clinic, Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University. One hundred and sixty-nine male sexual contacts were serologically tested for syphilis and seventy-eight cases were found positive. Twenty-eight cases refused to be tested. Thirty-two syphilitic male contacts had cerebrospinal fluid tests and four were found to be abnormal. Fifty-three cases or 67.9 per cent of 78 syphilitic male consorts did not complete a full diagnostic and treatment protocol. They preferred to be treated with benzathine penicillin G 2.4 million units intramuscularly for 3 consecutive weeks. After this treatment no patient agreed to a repeat spinal tap. This behavioral attitude concurred with their socioeconomic background. All were from a low socioeconomic group and lacked health knowledge. This made it difficult to work with them and contributed to inadequate management of their disease.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Phaosavasdi
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Snidvongs
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Tasanapradit
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ungthavon
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bhongsvej
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jongpiputvanich
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Vejjajiva
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Udomsantisuk
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Chitwarakorn
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Panikabutra
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001294:Attitude to Health; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000635:transmission*; D012747:Sexual Partners; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013587:Syphilis / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy / Q000635:transmission*