Prevalence and associated risk factors for syphilis in women with recurrent miscarriages.
OBJECTIVE
A Cross Sectional population based serological studies was conducted to determine the prevalence and associated risk factors for syphilis women with recurrent miscarriages.


METHODS
Patient's 5ml whole blood was collected through venepuncture technique. Data were collected by all women answered a questionnaire and by investigating blood sample VDRL test and FTA-ABS test. The study was conducted in a confidential manner and numbers were used to identify the participant.


RESULTS
Total 256 women were included in the present study. Mean age of women was 29.4 years while range was 21 to 38 years (206/256). Out of the 256 samples, 05 (1.9%) were positive for active syphilis. Majority belonged to low socioeconomic group, uneducated and had previous congenital anomaly.


CONCLUSIONS
Active infection with Treponema pallidum (T.P) in women belonging to low socioeconomic level were disquieting. This is probably due to illiteracy and high proportion of unsafe sexual behavior. It is also suggestive that seropositive status is often discovered in routine serological studies during pregnancy.
Arshad Hussain Laghari, M.Phil Biochemistry, Assistant Professor, Department of Biochemistry, Ghulam Muhammad Mahar Medical College, Sukkur, Pakistan.
Arshad
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Hussain Laghari
Viqar Sultana, PhD Biochemistry, Professor, Biotechnology and Drug Development Laboratory, Department of Biochemistry, University of Karachi, Karachi - 75270, Pakistan.
Viqar
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Sultana
Akhtar Hussain Samoo, FCPS Medicine,Assistant Professor, Department of Physiology, Ghulam Muhammad Mahar Medical College, Sukkur, Pakistan.
Akhtar
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Hussain Samoo
Pirbhomal Makhija, FCPS Medicine, Senior Registrar, Department of Medicine, Ghulam Muhammad Mahar Medical College, Sukkur, Pakistan.
Pirbhomal
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Makhija
Jehan Ara. PhD, Professor, Postharvest Technology Laboratory, Department of Food Science and Technology, University of Karachi, Karachi - 75270, Pakistan.
Jehan
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Ara
Hira, Lecturer, Biotechnology and Drug Development Laboratory, Department of Biochemistry, University of Karachi, Karachi - 75270, Pakistan.
Hira
FTA-ABS; Recurrent miscarriages; Syphilis; Treponema Pallidum infection; VDRL