Epidemiological profile of Congenital Syphilis in the state of Bahia in the year 2020

• Autor(a) principal: Daltro, Larissa Carvalho Vieira
• Data de Publicação: 2022
• Outros Autores: Santana, Alexia Costa Santos de, Amorim, Débora Silva, Lira, João Lúcio Macário, Moreira, Rafaela da Silva, Santos, Weslley de Jesus, Fernandes, Flávia Nunes, Calado, Priscilla Ferreira, Lima, Felicson Leonardo Oliveira, Costa, Matheus Araújo, Lima, Jailton Lobo da Costa, Oliveira, Ana Carolina Santana de, Siqueira, Emanuela Avelar Silva de
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Research, Society and Development
• Texto Completo: https://rsdjournal.org/index.php/rsd/article/view/33156
• topic: Grupo de edad; Raza; Sífilis congénita.; Faixa Etária; Raça; Sífilis congênita.; Age Group; Breed; Congenital syphilis.

Objective: To evaluate the epidemiological profile of congenital syphilis in Bahia in the year 2020. Methodology: Retrospective epidemiological research on cases of congenital syphilis in the state of Bahia, in 2020, with a quantitative approach. Data collection was performed through the National System of Diseases and Notification (SINAN), available at the Department of Informatics of the SUS (DATASUS). Results and Discussion: In 2020, 247 cases of congenital syphilis were reported in children under one year of age. Regarding maternal characteristics, the predominant age group was from 20 to 29 years old (51.4%), followed by adolescents aged between 15 and 19 years old (22.1%). Regarding race, most women were brown (73.9%) followed by black women (10.8). As for schooling, it is noteworthy that 35% of this information is ignored, then 20.9% of women had incomplete Elementary School (5th to 8th grade) and only 0.8% had Completed Higher Education. Conclusion: There was a predominance of syphilis in pregnant women in specific population groups, such as brown and black women, aged between 20 and 29 years old and with a low level of education, in which the majority, despite performing prenatal care, did not perform an appropriate treatment. From this, there is a need for interventions through health programs for prevention, diagnosis and treatment, in addition to the universalization of such offers, so that they cover all population groups.