Krystel Ouaijan, Nahla Hwalla, Ngianga-Bakwin Kandala, Joelle Abi Kharma, Emmanuel Kabengele Mpinga
Analysis of predictors of malnutrition in adult hospitalized patients: social determinants and food security
Frontiers in nutrition
three months april june 1997 1238 consecutive pregnant women studied time delivery madariaga public hospital syphilis confirmed 26 21 women 15 cases 577 congenital syphilis demonstrated newborns one stillborn syphilitic women 615 20 years old average 654 single 192 stable partner 154 married 70 finished elementary school seven years despite discrete level instruction benefited free health attention 73 started completed pregnancy control none women acted sexual workers drug users 577 unemployed remainder worked domestic servants still going school menarca started 13 average age first sexual activity 15 average distribution cases syphilis within city area shows four clusters coincide lower income population marginal groups failure submit medical control pregnancy among syphilitic women directly linked increased risk congenital syphilis specific prevalence syphilis women 20 years old less pregnant shows alarming hidden epidemic situation interinstitutional communitary program direct interventions within detected population clusters underway order control syphilis undesired pregnancy syphilis seem associated adolescent unsafe sex conducts coordinated program public health service national misiones university operating visiting home home order decrease eliminate congenital syphilis considered priority health problem unfortunately sexual conducts undergo changes near future least correct use condoms hiv replace syphilis