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Syphilis prevalence rate (%) (antenatal)

DefinitionPercentage of women surveyed testing positive for syphilis.
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Indicator Type: -> Health Status -> Infectious Disease

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ECFSGPKZNLPMPNCNWWCZA
Syphilis prevalence rate (%) (antenatal) [Definition]
1998 9.64.43.815.85.68.63.89.14.4[1] 10.8
1999 4.415.89.63.88.69.73.85.64.4[2] 7.3
2000 3.34.89.62.64.23.75.13.65.2[3] 4.9
2001 3.32.02.71.34.92.06.24.02.9[4] 2.8
2002 3.15.06.01.51.92.55.23.22.0[5] 3.2
2003 3.83.82.11.41.71.88.62.05.5[6] 2.7
2004 2.43.80.90.80.91.37.02.11.6[7] 1.6
2005 2.53.04.31.21.12.98.51.9[8] 4.0[9] 2.7
2006 2.62.52.31.00.61.16.91.81.9[10] 1.8
2006 DHIS12.94.24.04.92.23.36.711.98.5[11] 4.6
2007 2.62.25.60.61.21.45.62.75.7[12] 2.8
EC: Eastern Cape  FS: Free State  GP: Gauteng  KZN: KwaZulu-Natal  LP: Limpopo  MP: Mpumalanga  NC: Northern Cape  NW: North West  WC: Western Cape  ZA: South Africa  

Notes and References

  1. DoH Notification System: Department of Health (Directorate: Health Systems Research and Epidemiology). Notification System, Pretoria. http://www.doh.gov.za/facts/notify/
    Local copy: -
    File received: syphilis prev.doc. Data from the annual antenatal surveys.
  2. DoH Notification System: Department of Health (Directorate: Health Systems Research and Epidemiology). Notification System, Pretoria. http://www.doh.gov.za/facts/notify/
    Local copy: -
    Data from annual antenatal surveys. Data updated by DoH 2002 due to errors in previously published figures.
  3. DoH Notification System: Department of Health (Directorate: Health Systems Research and Epidemiology). Notification System, Pretoria. http://www.doh.gov.za/facts/notify/
    Local copy: -
    Data from annual antenatal surveys. Data updated by DoH 2002 due to errors in previously published figures.
  4. Antenatal Survey 2001: National HIV and Syphilis sero-prevalence survey of women attending public antenatal clinics in South Africa - 2001. Pretoria: Department of Health; 2002. http://www.doh.gov.za/aids/docs/sum-report.html
    Local copy: http://www.hst.org.za/indicators/HIV_AIDS/antenatal_2001.pdf
    Data from annual antenatal surveys. Data updated by DoH 2002 due to errors in previously published figures.
  5. Antenatal Survey 2002: National HIV and Syphilis antenatal sero-prevalence survey in South Africa 2002. Pretoria: Department of Health; 2003. http://www.doh.gov.za/docs/reports/2002/hiv-syphilis.pdf
    Local copy: http://www.hst.org.za/indicators/HIV_AIDS/antenatal_2002.pdf
  6. Antenatal Survey 2003: Makubalo L, Netshidzivhani P, Mahlasela L, du Plessis R. National HIV and Syphilis Antenatal sero-prevalence survey in South Africa 2003. Pretoria: Department of Health; 2004. http://www.doh.gov.za/docs/reports/2003/hiv/p1-23.pdf
    Local copy: http://www.hst.org.za/indicators/HIV_AIDS/antenatal_2003.pdf
  7. Antenatal Survey 2004: National HIV and syphilis antenatal sero-prevalence survey in South Africa 2004. Pretoria: Department of Health; 2005. http://www.doh.gov.za/docs/
    Local copy: http://www.hst.org.za/indicators/HIV_AIDS/antenatal_2004.pdf
  8. Antenatal Survey 2005 WC: Shaikh N, Smith L. The 2005 HIV Antenatal Provincial and Area Surveys. Western Cape. Cape Town: Department of Health, Western Cape; 2006. http://www.westerncape.gov.za
    Local copy: http://www.hst.org.za/indicators/HIV_AIDS/antenatal_2005_wc.pdf
    Provincial value also reported in national survey.
  9. Antenatal Survey 2005: National HIV and syphilis antenatal sero-prevalence survey in South Africa 2005. Pretoria: Department of Health; 2006. http://www.doh.gov.za/docs/hiv-syphilis-f.html
    Local copy: http://www.hst.org.za/indicators/HIV_AIDS/antenatal_2005.pdf
  10. Antenatal Survey 2006: National HIV and syphilis prevalence survey in South Africa 2006. Pretoria: Department of Health; 2007. http://www.doh.gov.za
    Local copy: http://www.hst.org.za/indicators/HIV_AIDS/antenatal_2006.pdf
  11. DHIS: District Health Information System Database. National Department of Health.
    Local copy: -
    Data extracted July 2007.
  12. Antenatal Survey 2007: The National HIV and Syphilis Prevalence Survey South Africa 2007. Pretoria: Department of Health; 2008. http://www.doh.gov.za
    Local copy: http://www.hst.org.za/indicators/HIV_AIDS/antenatal_2007.pdf
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