Syphilis Information Card – Healthcare Provider
Attributes to meet: PDF: Information Cards, Order
Download File & Order: condition met
Information Card, 2021
Rates of syphilis have dramatically increased in Saskatchewan in recent years. Women of reproductive age are of particular concern because of the risk for congenital syphilis (syphilis passed from mother to baby during pregnancy or delivery). This information card highlights that syphilis can harm pregnancies and unborn babies, but it is preventable and curable. Therefore, it is important for healthcare providers to offer syphilis testing to patients in order to prevent harms caused by syphilis.
Related products
-
Vertical (Mother-to-child) Transmission of HIV: Prevention, Treatment, and Education
Report, 2014
Saskatchewan continues to see high rates of new cases of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection in comparison to the rest of Canada. A large number of these new cases are being identified in women of childbearing age.
Recognizing the importance of understanding HIV in the context of pregnancy, the Saskatchewan Prevention Institute conducted a review of the literature in this area. The review includes findings and recommendations on vertical transmission, transmission prevention, barriers to prevention, and health promotion around these topics.
Download the Vertical Transmission Executive SummarySKU: 7-501 -
Learning about My Body: Two to Five Years of Age
Booklet, Revised 2024
Parents are the most important influence in a child’s life. Children learn about culture, spiritual beliefs, moral values, and social skills from their parents. Parents also play a crucial role in the physical, mental, emotional as well as sexual health development of their children.
This book has been developed to support parents as their children’s sexual health educators. In particular, this book is meant to help parents share important messages with their children on growth and development.
This book is available for loan through all Saskatchewan Public Libraries.SKU: 7-210 -
HIV and Pediatric Treatment and Care in Saskatchewan
Report, 2012
This report focuses on the needs of children who have contracted HIV from mother-to-child-transmission (MTCT). Care and treatment needs are likely to be similar between individuals infected through MTCT and behaviourally infected individuals; however, behaviours, adherence rates, and outcomes may be different due to lifestyle, upbringing, and age of infection. This literature review seeks to address the need for this information by providing an overview of the diagnosis, treatment, care, and support needs of infants through early childhood (birth to age 6). The audience for this report includes health professionals, caregivers, and other adults who may come into contact with children infected with HIV.
SKU: 7-507 -
Sexually Transmitted and Blood-Borne Infections (STBBIs): What You Need to Know
Booklet, Revised 2026
Saskatchewan has high rates of sexually transmitted and blood-borne infections (STBBIs). If left untreated, STBBIs can cause serious health issues for individuals and unborn babies. This youth-focused booklet provides evidence-based information on what STBBIs are, how they are spread, what testing looks like, and which infections can be treated or cured. It also includes information on symptoms, prevention, and impacts on fertility and pregnancy to support informed sexual health decisions.
SKU: 7-017