Title |
Sífilis gestacional e congênita em Palmas, Tocantins, 2007-2014
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Published in |
Epidemiologia e Serviços de Saúde, March 2017
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DOI | 10.5123/s1679-49742017000200003 |
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Authors |
Patrícia Alves de Mendonça Cavalcante, Ruth Bernardes de Lima Pereira, José Gerley Diaz Castro, Patrícia Alves de Mendonça Cavalcante, Ruth Bernardes de Lima Pereira, José Gerley Diaz Castro |
Abstract |
to describe the epidemiological profile of reported cases of syphilis in pregnant women and congenital syphilis in the period 2007-2014 in Palmas-TO, Brazil. this is a descriptive study with data from the Information System for Notifiable Diseases (Sinan). 171 pregnant women with syphilis (4.7/1,000 live births [LB]) and 204 cases of congenital syphilis (5.6/1,000 LB) were identified; most women were brown-skinned (71.3%), had low education level (48.0%) and received late diagnosis during prenatal care (71.9%); the incidence of congenital syphilis varied from 2.9 to 8.1/1,000 LB in the period; the predominant maternal characteristics were age from 20 to 34 years (73.5%), having up to complete high school (85.3%), attending prenatal care (81.4%), diagnosis of syphilis during prenatal care (48.0%), and untreated partners of mothers who attended prenatal care (83.0%), reaching almost 80% of live births with congenital syphilis. it is necessary to adopt new strategies for the effectiveness of the prenatal care provided, and, consequently, to reduce the incidence of congenital syphilis. |
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