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Factors associated to the notification of congenital syphilis: an indicator of quality of prenatal care

2015; UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO CEARÁ; Volume: 16; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.15253/2175-6783.2015000300010

ISSN

2175-6783

Autores

Inacia Sátiro Xavier de França, Joana D’arc Lyra Batista, Alexsandro Silva Coura, Cibely Freire de Oliveira, Andressa Kaline Ferreira Araújo, Francisco Stélío de Sousa,

Tópico(s)

Syphilis Diagnosis and Treatment

Resumo

Objective: to analyze factors associated to the notification of congenital syphilis. Methods: a cross-sectional documentary,quantitative study, made through the National System of Notifiable Diseases. The study consisted of 113 notified cases. Adata collection form was used and Chi-square and Fisher tests were made. Results: women had prenatal exams (80.2%),serologic testing before six months of pregnancy (46.7%) and after (53.3%). There was an association for the variables race(p = 0.005) and serological test (p = 0.044). The treatment of the pregnant woman was inadequate (64.5%) and the partnerwas not treated (85.7%). Conclusion: it was found that the number of cases is growing, increasing the possibility of childrenwith severe sequelae. So improvements in prenatal care are still needed.

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