Epidemiological characterization of congenital syphilis in a health region of the northern zone in the state of Ceará, Brazil
Acta sci., Health sci
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43: e55046, Feb.11, 2021.
Artigo
em Inglês
| LILACS
| ID: biblio-1369383
ABSTRACT
The study sought to investigate the epidemiological profile of congenital syphilis in a health region in the State of Ceará, in the period from 2015 to 2019. This is a descriptive epidemiological study, with a quantitative approach, with secondary data collected through the Health System. Information on Notifiable Diseases and Live Birth Information System. There were a total of 248 cases:65cases in 2015, 50 in 2016, 45 in 2017, 51 in 2018 and 37 in 2019. The incidence of congenital syphilis was: 8.1(2015), 6.1(2016), 5.1 (2017), 5.3(2018) and 3.9(2019). In 62.9% of cases from all the years, women were between 20 and 34 years old and in 45.5% of cases they had less than eight years of educational instruction. 57.2% never had a miscarriage, 63.3% had vaginal deliveries and 59.2% had full-term deliveries. Most women received prenatal care (95.9%). In 49.5% of cases, the diagnosis of maternal syphilis occurred during prenatal care. Only 67 (27%) of the pregnant women were treated properly and only 52 (29%) had their partners treated. The study shows aflaw in prenatal care with low effectiveness of the prevention actions, determining factors in the control of congenital syphilis.
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Índice:
LILACS (Américas)
Assunto principal:
Sífilis Congênita
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Perfil de Saúde
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Estudos Epidemiológicos
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo observacional
Limite:
Adulto
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Feminino
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Humanos
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Gravidez
País/Região como assunto:
América do Sul
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Brasil
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Acta sci., Health sci
Assunto da revista:
Medicina
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Sa£de P£blica
Ano de publicação:
2021
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
País de afiliação:
Brasil
Instituição/País de afiliação:
Universidade Estadual Vale do Acaraú/BR
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Universidade Estadual do Ceará/BR
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Universidade Federal do Ceará/BR
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