Determinants for the prevalence of congenital syphilis in a clinical hospital

• Autor(a) principal: Fernandes, Thayna Karolina Gomes
• Data de Publicação: 2022
• Outros Autores: Lima, Jussara Silva, Rodrigues, Wellington Francisco
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Research, Society and Development
• Texto Completo: https://rsdjournal.org/index.php/rsd/article/view/25419
• topic: Treponema pallidum; Prenatal care; Women's health; Congenital syphilis; Prevalence.; Treponema pallidum; Sífilis congênita; Cuidado pré-natal; Saúde da mulher; Prevalência.; Treponema pallidum; Sífilis Congénita; Atención prenatal; Salud de la mujer; Prevalencia.

This study aimed to report cases of congenital syphilis (CS) and its main associated factors in a region of the Triângulo Mineiro, Brazil. This is a quantitative and cross-sectional research carried out between 2014 and June 2019. Data from children and mothers regarding prenatal care, childbirth, puerperium were extracted from medical records of patients with CS at Hospital de Clínicas of the Federal University of the Triângulo Mineiro in the municipality of Uberaba. Data collection was guided by the Ministry of Health's 2014 Early CS Case Investigation Protocol. 129 cases of the disease were found and factors such as age, education level, chemical dependency, color/race influenced a higher prevalence of the disease. Furthermore, maternal treatment was inadequate in 93.75%. The prevalence and relationships of CS observed raise questions about the equitable quality of prenatal and perinatal care offered to the population.