Prevalence of Syphilis among Pregnant Women Attending Antenatal Care Clinic, Sede Muja District, South Gondar, Northwest Ethiopia

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics and syphilis serology status of pregnant women attending antenatal care clinic in Sede Muja district, South Gondar, Ethiopia, 2019.

Variable		RPR result
		Positive (n=4)		Negative (n=206)		Total (n=210)
		No	%	No	%	No	%	x^2	Df	P value
Age	15-20	0	0	22	10.7	22	10.5	4.24	4	P=0.375
	21-25	0	0	78	37.9	78	37.1
	26-30	3	75	74	35.9	77	36.7
	31-35	1	25	25	12.1	26	12.4
	>36	0	0	7	3.4	7	3.3
Marital status	Single	0	0	14	6.8	14	6.7	2.34	3	p=0.51
	Married	3	75	154	74.8	157	74.8
	Widowed	0	0	23	11.2	23	11
	Divorced	1	25	15	7.3	16	7.6
Residency	Urban	1	25	126	61.2	127	60.5	2.15	1	p=0.14
	Rural	3	75	80	38.8	83	39.5
Monthly income	<1000	2	1.1	80	44.2	82	45.3	0.25	3	P=0.13
	1000-2000	0	0	59	32.6	59	32.6
	≥2000	0	0	40	22.1	40	22.1
Occupation	Housewife	3	75	78	37.9	81	38.6	2.9	3	2.9
	Government employee	1	25	50	24.3	51	24.3
	Student	0	0	16	7.8	16	7.6
	Merchant	0	0	62	30.1	62	29.5
Multiple sexual partners	Yes	4	100	9	4.4	13	6.2	61.8	1	0.000
	No	0	0	197	95.6	197	93.8
Trimester of pregnancy during ANC visit	First	0	0	135	65.5	135	64.3	8.31	2	0.016
	Second	2	50	46	22.3	48	22.9
	Third	2	50	25	12.1	27	12.9
Total		4	1.9	206	98.1	210	100