Publications by authors named "Opeyemi C Ojo"
Syphilis testing adherence among women with livebirth deliveries: Indianapolis 2014-2016.
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth
October 2021
Background: The number of congenital syphilis (CS) cases in the United States are increasing. Effective prevention of CS requires routine serologic testing and treatment of infected pregnant women. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends testing all pregnant women at their first prenatal visit and subsequent testing at 28 weeks gestation and delivery for women at increased risk.
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- - The study analyzed gonorrhea (GC) testing data from Indiana's STD registry, revealing a significant rise in the number of individuals tested for GC between 2004 and 2016, increasing from 54,334 to 269,701.
- - While the total number of GC cases also increased from 2,039 to 5,997 during this period, the positivity rate for tests decreased from 3.75% to 2.22%.
- - The findings suggest that using combined electronic health records and public health data can better support STD control efforts, particularly as increased testing was linked to a rise in GC cases.