Clinical-epidemiological characteristics of pregnant women with HIV/syphilis coinfection: an integrative review

• Autor(a) principal: Bezerra, Janaina Miranda
• Data de Publicação: 2023
• Outros Autores: Ferreira, Sannaya da Silva, Carvalho, Joênnya Karine Mendes, Nascimento, Ana Karoline Lima, Ferreira, Adriana Gomes Nogueira, Neto, Marcelino Santos
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por; eng
• Título da fonte: Revista de Epidemiologia e Controle de Infecção
• Texto Completo: https://online.unisc.br/seer/index.php/epidemiologia/article/view/18230
• topic: HIV; Sífilis; Gestantes; Coinfecção; VIH; Sífilis; Mujeres embarazadas; Coinfección; HIV; Syphilis; Pregnant Women; Coinfection

Background and Objectives: HIV/syphilis coinfection is an important problem to be considered during pregnancy due to the various negative outcomes such as abortion, stillbirth, prematurity and congenital infections. The study is justified by the need to identify scientific evidence of clinical-epidemiological characteristics and vulnerabilities related to infections, factors that influence the prevalence, and if there are related health problems. The objective was to synthesize scientific evidence about sociodemographic characteristics and clinical manifestations of associated cases of syphilis and HIV. Content: this is an integrative literature review, searching the PubMed, MEDLINE, CINAHL, LILACS, BDENF and MedCarib databases, using the descriptors “HIV”, “Syphilis”, “Epidemiology”, “Coinfection” and “Pregnant woman”, combined by Boolean operators “AND” and “OR”, guided by the question: what is the scientific evidence related to the clinical-epidemiological characteristics of pregnant women co-infected with HIV/syphilis? It was held from June to September 2022, including articles published in the last eight years. Nine primary articles published between 2015 and 2020 were selected. The association of infections was present in pregnant women of young adult age, non-white race/color, married, low level of education, housewives, residents of urban areas and belonging to more economically disadvantaged social classes. Conclusion: the study highlighted the importance of improving prenatal care, with the aim of reducing the risks of vertical transmission of these diseases, especially with the implementation of public policies aimed at the clinical management of co-infected pregnant women, the allocation of resources and the development of specific intervention protocols.