A | ||||
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Adverse birth outcomes | Stillbirth | Low birth weight | ||
Numbers susceptible | 187 (HTAS cases)* | 140 (live births) | ||
% adverse outcome | 25% | 33% | ||
Attributable fraction** | 94% | 67% | ||
Adverse birth outcomes averted‡ | 44 | 31 |
B | ||||
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DALYs | Life expectancy | |||
Tanzania | WDR† | Tanzania | WDR† | |
Years of life lost (YLL) | ||||
YLL DALYs per case | 27.25 | 32.40 | 27.25 | 32.40 |
Number (%) deaths | 44 (100%) | 4 (13%) | ||
Total YLL DALYS§ | 1195 | 1420 | 112 | 133 |
Years lived with disability (YLD) | ||||
YLD DALYs per case | 0 | 0 | 7.93 | 9.42 |
Numbers (%) of cases disabled | 0 (0%) | 1.9 (6%) | ||
Total YLD DALYS§ | 0 | 0 | 15 | 18 |
DALYS saved | 1195 | 1420 | 127 | 151 |
C | ||||
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Stillbirth and LBW | ||||
Tanzania | WDR* | |||
*Syphilis was defined as HTAS when the RPR was reactive at a dilution of >1:8. | ||||
**The estimated portion of adverse events in women with HTAS that were attributable to syphilis. | ||||
†World Development Report 1993.3 | ||||
‡Adverse birth outcomes = numbers susceptible × percentage adverse outcomes × attributable fractions. | ||||
§YLL = YLL DALYs per case × number of deaths; YLD = YLD DALYs per case × number of cases disabled. | ||||
Total DALYs saved | 1321 | 1571 |