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Syphilis Notifications and the Triggering Processes for Vertical Transmission: A Cross-Sectional Study

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  • Samara Isabela Maia de Oliveira

    (Department of Nursing, Post-Graduate Program in Nursing, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal 59072-970, Brazil)

  • Cecília Olívia Paraguai de Oliveira Saraiva

    (Department of Nursing, Post-Graduate Program in Nursing, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal 59072-970, Brazil)

  • Débora Feitosa de França

    (Department of Nursing, Post-Graduate Program in Nursing, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal 59072-970, Brazil)

  • Marcos Antônio Ferreira Júnior

    (Department of Nursing, Post-Graduate Program in Nursing, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal 59072-970, Brazil
    Department of Nursing, Integrated Institute of Health of Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul, Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul, Campo Grande 79070-900, Brazil)

  • Libna Helen de Melo Lima

    (Department of Nursing, Post-Graduate Program in Nursing, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal 59072-970, Brazil
    Department of Nursing, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal 59072-970, Brazil)

  • Nilba Lima de Souza

    (Department of Nursing, Post-Graduate Program in Nursing, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal 59072-970, Brazil)

Abstract

Syphilis is a disease that is found all over the world that causes damaging effects to the fetus through vertical transmission. This study aimed to analyze the processes that trigger the vertical transmission of syphilis through gestational and congenital syphilis notifications. It is a cross-sectional study. The sample totaled 129 notifications of syphilis in pregnant women and 132 notifications of congenital syphilis in the city of Natal, from 2011 to 2015. Data were obtained from the Information System for Disease Notification. The Chi-square, Student’s and Fisher’s tests were used to verify associations of interest. Diagnosis of maternal syphilis was predominant in the third trimester of pregnancy. Only 1.6% of the pregnant women were registered with an adequate treatment regimen, of these 16.3% had the concomitant treatment with their partners. Of the affected children, 78.8% were registered as asymptomatic. The factors that trigger vertical transmission are related to the late diagnosis of the pregnant woman and sexual partner(s) and the deficiencies in clinical/therapeutic management in relation to the phase of the disease. Strategies of professional training should be adopted to notify and expand the provision of information for epidemiological surveillance, aiming to strengthen care, reduce vertical transmission and enable the continuous analysis of this problem.

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  • Samara Isabela Maia de Oliveira & Cecília Olívia Paraguai de Oliveira Saraiva & Débora Feitosa de França & Marcos Antônio Ferreira Júnior & Libna Helen de Melo Lima & Nilba Lima de Souza, 2020. "Syphilis Notifications and the Triggering Processes for Vertical Transmission: A Cross-Sectional Study," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(3), pages 1-14, February.
  • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:17:y:2020:i:3:p:984-:d:316556
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