Table 2 Syphilis prevalence among 692* antenatal care attendees in Gaborone, Botswana
From: Syphilis screening in the antenatal care: a cross-sectional study from Botswana
| Â | New attendees n (%) | Repeat attendees n (%) | All attendees n (%) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
RPR positive cases | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   RPR titre ≥8, TPHA positive (HTS) | 2 | (1) | 9 | (2) | 11 | (2) |
   RPR titre <8, TPHA positive (LTS) | 4 | (3) | 17 | (3) | 21 | (3) |
   Biologically false positive†| 2 | (1) | 12 | (2) | 14 | (2) |
RPR negative cases | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Past or treated syphilis‡ | 11 | (7) | 31 | (6) | 42 | (6) |
   Uninfected | 138 | (88) | 466 | (87) | 604 | (87) |
Total | 157 | (100) | 535 | (100) | 692 | (100) |