Rollout of rapid point of care tests for antenatal syphilis screening in Ghana: healthcare provider perspectives and experiences

Table 3 Availability of screening/treatment protocols and referral guidelines for antenatal and neonatal interventions

	Number of facilities
Management Protocol/Guideline	Available, displayed	Available, not displayed	None available
Screening and treatment guidelines/cards (N = 15)
Syphilis screening guidelines^a	0	0	13
HIV screening guidelines	8	3	4
Malaria IPT administration guidelines	11	1	3
Tetanus toxoid administration guidelines	13	1	1
STI partner notification cards (HIV & syphilis)	0	0	15
Syphilis treatment protocols/cards (N = 13)^a
Treatment protocol for seropositive mothers	1	1	11
Treatment protocol for babies of seropositive mothers	1	0	12
HIV treatment protocols and referral guidelines
Treatment protocol for seropositive mothers (n = 8)^b	8	0	0
Treatment protocol for babies of seropositive mothers (n = 8)^b	7	1	0
Referral guidelines for treatment of seropositive mothers (n = 7)^c	0	0	7
Referral guidelines for treatment of babies of seropositive mothers (n = 7)^c	0	0	7

STI, sexually transmitted infection; ^a2 facilities that had not started screening pregnant women for syphilis were excluded; ^b7 facilities that were not offering antiretroviral treatment for HIV were excluded; ^c8 facilities that were offering antiretroviral treatment for HIV were excluded

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