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Syphilis Infections Among Women of Reproductive Age in the Southern United States: An Analysis From the Study of Treatment and Reproductive Outcomes (STAR)

Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: Syphilis is resurging among reproductive-age women in the United States. Among 773 women with and without HIV enrolled in the Study of Treatment and Reproductive Outcomes (STAR), 2.9% had prior/current syphilis, including 1 pregnant participant. Factors associated with prior/current syphilis included lower education, unemployment, incarceration history, and history of transactional sex.

Source: Open Forum Infectious Diseases

DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofag190

Authors: Madison Sophia Meyer, Erin Rebecca Carr, Candice A Sternberg, Paola B Fernandez, Laura Beauchamps, Patricia Raccamarich, JoNell Potter, Daniel Westreich, Seble Kassaye, Elizabeth F Topper, Aadia Rana, Deborah Konkle-Parker, Deborah L Jones, Anandi N Sheth, Maria L Alcaide

Institutions: University of Miami, Wayne State University, Brigham and Women's Hospital, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Georgetown University, Johns Hopkins University, University of Alabama at Birmingham, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Emory University

Language: English

Topic: Syphilis Diagnosis and Treatment

Subfield: Physiology

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $4,053

Funders: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development

Awards: G464908572, G5671935281, Women HIV Cohort Study: HIV infection and treatment among women of reproductive age, G6665396866, G6886795884, G7803479958, G8633400207, Study of Treatment And Reproductive outcomes

OpenAlex ID: W7152103882

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