Profile of Syphilis in Gastation in the Period of 2007/2016 in Caxias-MA: Profile of Syphilis in Gastation in the Period of 2007/2016 in Caxias-MA

• Autor(a) principal: Sousa, Francisco das Chagas Araújo
• Data de Publicação: 2020
• Outros Autores: Da Conceição Lopes, Denize Silva, Marques da Costa, Ana Carla, da Silva, Eduardo Brito, da Silva, Wenderson Costa, de Oliveira, Evaldo Hipólito, Lima Verde, Roseane Mara Cardoso, Rodrigues, Renan Paraguassu de Sá, Moura, Laecio da Silva, Andrade, Erika Wanessa Oliveira Furtado
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Revista Enfermagem Atual In Derme
• Texto Completo: https://revistaenfermagematual.com/index.php/revista/article/view/403
• topic: Palavras-chave: Sífilis; Sífilis Congênita; Saúde Pública.

Objective: to analyze the reported cases of Syphilis in Pregnant Women and Congenital Syphilis in the municipality of Caxias / MA, from 2007 to 2016, describing the sociodemographic, obstetric and epidemiological profile of these pregnant women and the clinical and laboratory aspects of these newborns. Method: an exploratory descriptive, observational, retrospective cohort study with a quantitative approach. Results: the data obtained revealed an incidence rate of 3.74% in the cases of syphilis in pregnant women in 2014, in the years studied; 55.1% were aged between 21-30 years; 67.7% brown; 49.1% housewife and 22.2% had a low level of schooling. About cases of congenital syphilis, the data revealed an incidence rate of 3.18 per 1,000 live births, 70.3% of the brown color and 67.6% asymptomatic. In relation to their mothers, 67.6% performed prenatal care; 37.8% were diagnosed after childbirth; 81.1% presented VDRL reagent at childbirth time and 56.8% underwent adequate treatment. Conclusion: syphilis in Pregnant Women and Congenital Syphilis in Caxias town persists as a public health problem, because the rates of these diseases still remain high, beyond the accepted limit to reach their elimination, thus revealing that the actions of diagnosis and prevention need to be reinforced, not only in prenatal and delivery, but also before the pregnancy occurs, as well as the availability of the population in general.