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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics, blood group, and Syphilis and HIV test status of the study participants at the Ethiopian Family Guidance Association Clinic, Gondar, Northwest Ethiopia, from January 2011 to April 2015, (N = 3504)

From: Syphilis and human immunodeficiency virus infections among pregnant women attending antenatal care clinic of Gondar family guidance association, Northwest Ethiopia: implication for prevention of mother to child transmission

Variables

Frequency (N = 3504)

Percentage (%)

Age group in year

  < 20

737

21.0

 20–29

2145

61.2

 30–39

580

16.6

  ≥ 40

42

1.2

Syphilis status

 Negative

3438

98.1

 Positive

66

1.9

HIV Sero-status

 Negative

3359

95.9

 Positive

145

4.1

HIV-Syphilis co-infection(n = 145)

 Yes

23

15.9

 No

122

84.1

ABO blood group

 A

984

28.1

 B

831

23.7

 AB

228

6.5

 O

1461

41.7

Rh blood group

 Rh positive

3237

92.4

 Rh negative

267

7.6