Factors associated to the notification of congenital syphilis: an indicator of quality of prenatal care

• Autor(a) principal: França, Inacia Sátiro Xavier de
• Data de Publicação: 2015
• Outros Autores: Batista, Joana D’arc Lyra, Coura, Alexsandro Silva, Oliveira, Cibely Freire de, Araújo, Andressa Kaline Ferreira, Sousa, Francisco Stélio de
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Rev Rene (Online)
• Texto Completo: http://periodicos.ufc.br/rene/article/view/2806
• topic: Syphilis; Congenital; Prenatal Care; Disease Notification.

Objective: to analyze factors associated to the notification of congenital syphilis. Methods: a cross-sectional documentary, quantitative study, made through the National System of Notifiable Diseases. The study consisted of 113 notified cases. A data collection form was used and Chi-square and Fisher tests were made. Results: women had prenatal exams (80.2%), serologic testing before six months of pregnancy (46.7%) and after (53.3%). There was an association for the variables race (p = 0.005) and serological test (p = 0.044). The treatment of the pregnant woman was inadequate (64.5%) and the partner was not treated (85.7%). Conclusion: it was found that the number of cases is growing, increasing the possibility of children with severe sequelae. So improvements in prenatal care are still needed.