Epidemiological and clinical profile of gestational and congenital syphilis in the state of Bahia in the period 2010-2019
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https://doi.org/10.17267/2317-3378rec.2022.e4026Keywords:
Syphilis, Gestation, Congenital syphilis, Epidemiology, MortalityAbstract
OBJECTIVE: To describe the epidemiological and clinical profile of gestational and congenital syphilis in the state of Bahia from 2010 to 2019. METHODOLOGY: Ecological, exploratory study, using secondary data obtained from the Informatics Department of the Unified Health System and the Superintendence of Health Surveillance and Protection, selecting all diagnosed cases of and congenital syphilis in the state of Bahia within the stipulated period. RESULTS: The highest frequencies of gestational syphilis and congenital syphilis were observed in 2018 (4,375 and 1,902 cases, respectively). The pregnant women were aged between 19 and 27 years (49.8%) and a significant number of cases were registered during the 3rd trimester of pregnancy (34.8%). As for the epidemiology of congenital syphilis and the mortality rate, the following stood out: female children (47.9%), brown (60.8%), aged between 0 and 27 days (97%) and a rate of 15 /1,000 live births (in 2014). CONCLUSION: A high frequency of gestational and congenital syphilis was found in the state of Bahia. The findings may suggest failure in prenatal care and in the treatment of pregnant women and partners, indicating a need for specific attention to the pregnant woman, with strategies to reduce its occurrences, especially of congenital syphilis.
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