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Venous blood and vaginal swab were collected to screen for gonorrhea and syphilis. A pretested interviewer-administered questionnaire was used to gather data on sociodemographic and predisposing factors. Logistic regression analysis used to identify risk factors for sexually transmitted infections among pregnant women at 95% confidence interval and p-value\u2009&lt;\u20090.05.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Result:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A total of 64 cases of syphilis or gonorrhea were identified with a mean age of 26\u2009years (\u00b14.1\u2009years.). Of those cases, 40 were syphilis seropositive and the remaining were gonorrhea cases. Lower educational status (adjusted odds ratio\u2009=\u20092.4, 95% confidence interval: 1.1\u20134.9), age of first sex &lt;18\u2009years (adjusted odds ratio\u2009=\u20092.8, 95% confidence interval: 1.3\u20135.9), history of abortion (adjusted odds ratio\u2009=\u20093.1, 95% confidence interval: 1.4\u20136.6), and having two or more sexual partners in the past year (adjusted odds ratio\u2009=\u20092.5, 95% confidence interval: 1.1\u20135.7) were significantly associated with gonorrhea and syphilis infection.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Demographic, behavioral, and obstetric factors are associated with the occurrence of syphilis or gonorrhea among pregnant women. Strengthening the existing antenatal care services, providing health education on risk factors, and prioritizing women with the risk characteristics and initiation of gonorrhea and syphilis screening during antennal care are mandatory.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1177\/1745506520940095","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2020,7,6]],"date-time":"2020-07-06T14:04:58Z","timestamp":1594044298000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/sage-journals-update-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":4,"title":["Determinants of gonorrhea and syphilis infections among pregnant women attending antenatal clinic at Dilla University Referral Hospital, Ethiopia: Unmatched case-control study"],"prefix":"10.1177","volume":"16","author":[{"given":"Kumneger","family":"Hailu","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Gedio Zone Health Office, Dilla, 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