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Table 2 Congenital transmission rate of Trypanosoma cruzi among seropositive pregnant women in the study between Argentina and Paraguay from 2018 to 2022

From: Barriers and facilitators for preventing mother-to-child transmission of Trypanosoma cruzi and hepatitis B in the Gran Chaco region: a qualitative analysis using the consolidated framework for implementation research (CFIR)

Residence of pregnant women

Number of T. cruzi-positive infants

Congenital transmission rate (%)**

95% CI

Santa Victoria este and Alto la Sierra, Rivadavia Department, Salta province, Argentina (n = 54)

8

14.8

5.3–24.3

Pozo Hondo and San Agustín, Boquerón Department Paraguay (n = 3)

0

0

0.0–70.8

Total (n = 57)

8

14.0

6.0–25.0

  1. ** The congenital transmission rate was calculated by newborns identified as seropositive / newborns born to seropositive mothers