Better care for babies: the added value of a modified reverse syphilis testing algorithm for the treatment of congenital syphilis in a maternity Hospital in Central African Republic

Table 3 Demographic characteristics of neonates and their mothers stratified by Maternal RPR result

Demographic Characteristics	RPR^a Reactive^b		RPR^a Non-reactive^c		p-value
Demographic Characteristics	N = 89	(%)	N=111	(%)	p-value
Total	89	(100)	111	(100)
Birth weight (g)					NS
<1500	0	(0)	2	(2)
1500-2499	10	(11)	10	(9)
> 2500	79	(89)	99	(89)
Sex					NS
Male	41	(46)	55	(50)
Female	46	(52)	56	(50)
Not recorded	2	(2)	0	(0)
Maternal age
15-24	28	(31)	48	(43)	NS
25-34	39	(44)	37	(33)	NS
35-44	16	(18)	15	(14)	NS
> 45	0	(0)	1	(1)	NS*
Not recorded	6	(7)	10	(9)

All neonates with risk of congenital syphilis MSF Castors Maternity Hospital from March 2017 to February 2018
X² test used for all comparisons except where indicated as (*) Fisher’s exact test
^aRPR Rapid plasma reagin test^b RPR reactive = titre > 1:4^c RPR non-reactive = titre of 1:2
NS Non-significant

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