Factors related to the high incidence of syphilis in pregnant women in Brazil: an integrative review

• Autor(a) principal: Gonçalves, Ana Luiza Sardinha
• Data de Publicação: 2022
• Outros Autores: Oliveira, Giovana da Silva, Melo , Vitória Alves, Toledo, Eduardo Henrique Oliveira, Soares, Deyze Alencar
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Research, Society and Development
• Texto Completo: https://rsdjournal.org/index.php/rsd/article/view/27862
• topic: Gestational syphilis; Congenital syphilis; Treponema pallidum; Prenatal care.; Sífilis gestacional; Sífilis congénita; Treponema pallidum; Atención prenatal.; Sífilis gestacional; Treponema pallidum; Sífilis congênita; Cuidado pré-natal.

Objective: To analyze the factors related to the high incidence of gestational and congenital syphilis in Brazil. Methodology: An integrative review of studies published between 2016 and 2021 was conducted through the LILACS, MEDLINE, PubMed and SciELO databases. Results: The main factors related to the high incidence of gestational and congenital syphilis, failure in diagnostic methods, underreporting, non-adherence to preventive and control methods, as well as the non- association of concomitant treatment of pregnant women and their partners were identified. In addition, there is a shortage of the raw material of benzathine penicillin, a first-line drug for treatment, and a deficiency in the qualification of health professionals who work in the face of treponemal infection in pregnant women and newborns. Conclusion: Treatment failure and increased incidence of gestational and congenital syphilis is directly related to the lack of training of health professionals, the non-treatment of the partner and the late start of prenatal care.