Risk Factors Associated with Congenital Syphilis, Georgia, 2008-2015

Table 2

Multivariable analysis of demographic and behavioral risk factors and case characteristics of pregnant women with syphilis infection with a comparison of pregnancies that did and did not result in a case of congenital syphilis (CS) in Georgia, 2008-2015.

	CS case^†; aOR^‡	95% CI
Maternal age
<20 years	1.00	Referent
20-34 years	4.22	1.57-11.37
35+ years	3.88	1.01-14.89
Provider type/location at diagnosis
Public health clinic	1.00	Referent
Private physician	0.67	0.30-1.51
Hospital/ED	3.43	1.54-7.62
Other	1.25	0.39-4.01
In last 12 months, exchanged sex for money or drugs
No	1.00	Referent
Yes	3.25	1.18-8.98

Abbreviations: aOR: adjusted odds ratio; CI: confidence interval; CS: congenital syphilis; ED: emergency department. ^†The reference group for this analysis was pregnant women with syphilis infection without a CS case. ^‡The OR was adjusted for all other variables in the table as well as race/ethnicity.