Challenges and outcomes of implementing a national syphilis follow-up system for the elimination of congenital syphilis in Cambodia: a mixed-methods study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

We aimed to describe the challenges and outcomes of implementing a national syphilis follow-up system to improve syphilis management in maternal and child health (MCH) services in Cambodia.

Design

Operational study; quantitative cohort data and cross sectional qualitative data.

Setting

Public health facilities at national level and in four provinces with high syphilis prevalence in Cambodia.

Participants

Pregnant women screened for syphilis; MCH health care providers and managers.

Methods

We conducted an operational research using syphilis screening and treatment data collected from a national follow-up system (cohort data) and reported in the health management information system (HMIS) between 2019 and 2020. We also conducted indepth intervie

SUBMITTER: Delvaux T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9835872 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature