Congenital syphilis in the Brazilian Amazon region: temporal and spatial analysis

• Autor(a) principal: Costa, Bianca Alessandra Gomes da
• Data de Publicação: 2020
• Outros Autores: Santos, Deborah Favacho dos, Hayase, Késsia Aillly Santos, Santos, Marcus Matheus Quadros, Naiff, Glenda Roberta Oliveira, Botelho, Eliã Pinheiro
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por; eng
• Título da fonte: Revista Eletrônica de Enfermagem
• DOI: 10.5216/ree.v22.62349
• Texto Completo: https://revistas.ufg.br/fen/article/view/62349
• topic: Syphilis, Congenital; Spatial Analysis; Sexually Transmitted Diseases; Nursing; Sífilis Congênita; Análise Espacial; Infecções Sexualmente Transmissíveis; Enfermagem

Objective: To analyze the temporal trend and spatial distribution of congenital syphilis in a region of the Brazilian Amazon. Methodology: Ecological study conducted with cases of congenital syphilis in children under one year of age in Pará using data from the Information System of Notifiable Diseases and the Live Birth Information System, 2007 to 2017. Moran’s spatial autocorrelation analysis and temporal analysis using the joinpoint model were applied. Results: The crude and mean incidence rates of congenital syphilis for the study period were 3.8 and 0.345 (x1,000 live births), respectively. The incidence of congenital syphilis showed an increasing trend with an annual percentage change of 12.0% (CI 9.8–14.8; p=0.000). Congenital syphilis presented territorial expansion, with highest rates in the municipalities of northeast, southeast and southwest of Pará. Conclusion: Congenital syphilis showed a continuously growing trend in Pará and territorial expansion. The results suggest ineffective prenatal follow-up.