Comparison of Maternal and Perinatal Health Data Collection for HIV and Syphilis in Latin America

Purpose: 87% of pregnant women across Latin America and the Caribbean had >4 prenatal visits in 2018. At these visits screening occurs to identify women at risk of transmitting an infectious disease to their fetus. Even with high access to medical care, inequalities in consistency of performing screening continues. This can lead to missed identification of infected women causing missed treatment, and ultimately, adverse outcomes for neonates. There exists numerous progress reports that monitor screening and treatment of pregnant women. However, their results often vary. This study compares the screening and …