Syphilis Infections Among Women of Reproductive Age in the Southern U.S.: An Analysis from the Study of Treatment And Reproductive outcomes (STAR)

Madison Sophia Meyer; Erin Rebecca Carr; Candice A Sternberg; Paola Beato 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

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Syphilis Infections Among Women of Reproductive Age in the Southern U.S.: An Analysis from the Study of Treatment And Reproductive outcomes (STAR)

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Syphilis Infections Among Women of Reproductive Age in the Southern U.S.: An Analysis from the Study of Treatment And Reproductive outcomes (STAR)

Madison Sophia Meyer, Erin Rebecca Carr, Candice A Sternberg, Paola Beato Fernandez, Laura Beauchamps, Patricia Raccamarich, JoNell Potter, Daniel Westreich, Seble Kassaye, Elizabeth F Topper, …

Open forum infectious diseases, Vol.13(4), ofag190

2026-04-06

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofag190

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Abstract

HIV

reproductive-age women

social determinants of health

syphilis

vulnerable population

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.

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Title: Syphilis Infections Among Women of Reproductive Age in the Southern U.S.: An Analysis from the Study of Treatment And Reproductive outcomes (STAR)
Creators: Madison Sophia Meyer - University of Miami
Erin Rebecca Carr - University of Miami
Candice A Sternberg - University of Miami
Paola Beato Fernandez - University of Miami
Laura Beauchamps - University of Miami
Patricia Raccamarich - University of Miami
JoNell Potter - University of Miami
Daniel Westreich - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Seble Kassaye - Georgetown University
Elizabeth F Topper - Johns Hopkins University
Aadia Rana - University of Alabama at Birmingham
Deborah Konkle-Parker - University of Mississippi Medical Center
Deborah L Jones - University of Miami
Anandi N Sheth - Emory University
Maria L Alcaide - University of Miami
Publication Details: Open forum infectious diseases, Vol.13(4), ofag190
Publisher: OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC; CARY
Number of pages: 5
Academic Unit: Level 02 - Executives; Executives; Miller School of Medicine; UMMG Dept of Medicine - Infectious Diseases; UMMG Dept of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Language: English
Resource Type: Journal article
Record Identifier: 991033052307702976