Reporting of congenital syphilis indicators on testing and treatment by lower income countries, by participation in the WHO-CDC Syphilis Serology Proficiency Programme (SSPP), 2008–2015
| Congenital syphilis indicator reporting on | Total number of reporting countries during 2008–2015 (n=87)* | Reporting countries participating† in the SSPP (n=21) | Reporting countries not in SSPP (n=66) | P value |
| n (%) or median | n (%) or median | n (%) or median | ||
| Antenatal syphilis testing coverage (median number of years) | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 0.04 |
| Treatment coverage (median number of years) | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.55 |
| Reported >25% increase in testing coverage 2008–2015 | 24 (28) | 5 (24) | 19 (29) | 0.67 |
| Reported >25% increase in treatment coverage 2008–2015 | 4 (5) | 2 (10) | 2 (3) | 0.25 |
*Ten lower income countries did not report any CS indicators to WHO.
†Participation in SSPP is defined as a country with at least one laboratory participating in at least one programme cycle during 2008 through 2015.
CS, congenital syphilis.