Elimination of mother-to-child transmission of syphilis: Is it a reality in Nigeria by 2020?

CONCLUSIONS: Maternal syphilis screening and treatment in Nigeria are inadequate to meet the elimination aspirations. A rapid scale-up of antenatal care syphilis screening and treatment are crucial to averting an epidemic in Nigeria by 2020.
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Source: Scandinavian Journal of Public Health - December 1, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Adeyinka DA, Olakunde BO, Ozigbu CE, Agogo EA, Morka M, Atoba T, Obanubi C, Okorie G, Davies A, Oladimeji O Tags: Scand J Public Health Source Type: research