Factors associated with HIV and syphilis screenings among pregnant women at first antenatal visit in Lusaka, Zambia

Table 1 Overall characteristics of pregnant women attending first antenatal care visit in Lusaka, Zambia, 2015–2016

Characteristics	n = 18,231	%
Screening status
HIV screening only	12,340	67.7
Syphilis screening only	192	1.1
HIV screening and syphilis screening	5004	27.5
Neither syphilis or HIV	664	3.6
Age
< 20	2456	13.5
20–34	13,792	75.7
≥ 35	1983	10.9
Marital status
Married/with a partner	16,084	88.2
Single	2037	11.2
Widowed without current partner	55	0.3
Divorced/separated	55	0.3
Education
≤ Primary complete	6625	36.3
Greater than primary complete to ≤ secondary school	9999	54.9
Greater than secondary school	1607	8.8
History of syphilis screening
Yes	404	2.2
No	17,827	97.8
Number of previous pregnancies
0	4835	26.5
1	4679	25.7
2	3671	20.1
3	2498	13.7
≥ 4	2548	14.0

Women with previous pregnancy	n = 13,300	%
Previous preterm
0	12,790	96.2
1	431	3.2
≥ 2	79	0.6
Previous abortions and/or stillbirths
0	11,122	83.6
1	1756	13.2
≥ 2	422	3.2

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