complications to attend for four visits with specific contentrelated to screening, detection of complications, therapeuticinterventions, and education at each visit [8, 9]. Screening forsyphilis, HIV and checking for anemia by measuringhemoglobin are among routine recommended tests to offer atfirst visit for every pregnant woman [8]. Syphilis is prevalentin pregnant SSA women with prevalence ranging from 4% -15% compared to prevalence of <1% in European settings[10, 11]. Untreated syphilis is associated with 21 - 50% ofstillbirths in SSA, low birth weight, and congenital infections[12, 13]. Similarly HIV in pregnancy leads to negativepregnancy outcomes like preterm delivery, low birth weight(LBW) or neonatal infections [14]. Maternal anemia isassociated with increased risk of preterm delivery, LBW,maternal deaths, and neonatal anaemia [15]. Thus earlyscreening (preferably at 1st visit) to detect and managesyphilis, HIV and hemoglobin cannot be overemphasized inorder to improve maternal and fetal outcomes.In Tanzania few studies have evaluated coverage of thethree tests among pregnant women. Recent NACP reportshowed the site coverage for PMTCT is 93% with 100% HIVtesting coverage [16]. In 2009, the NACP had a report thatonly 37% were tested for syphilis [17]. There is lack ofcurrent information if the situation has improved or not. Thisstudy aimed to provide information on the proportion ofpregnant women who were attending for routine ANC at
Majengo and Pasua health centers that were tested for HIV,
syphilis and Hb.
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