PERFIL EPIDEMIOLÓGICO DA SÍFILIS CONGÊNITA NO ESTADO DE SANTA CATARINA ENTRE DE 2011 A 2021

Authors

  • Ana Luísa Schmidt Ferreira UNESC
  • Eliana Marcon Cadorin UNESC
  • Nicole Luiza Rizzotto
  • Ingrid da Paz Bauer
  • Letícia Martins da Silva
  • Maria Clara Scarabelot Rech

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18616/inova.v13i3.8326

Abstract

Congenital syphilis, caused by Treponema pallidum, occurs in live births, spontaneous abortions or stillbirths from mothers with serological evidence of syphilis. The infection may result in complications such as stillbirth and neonatal death. The aim of this study was to analyze the clinical and epidemiological profile of congenital syphilis in the state of Santa Catarina (SC) between 2011 and 2021. For this, the data available from the Department of Informatics of the Unified Health System (DATASUS) were used. Based on this data, 4.373 cases of congenital syphilis were reported in Santa Catarina during this period, of which 47.98% were female and 46.86% male. The most affected race was white (77.86%), followed by brown (6.79%).  Most children were diagnosed within 6 days of life (96.71%), resulting in 91.77% of cases with recent congenital syphilis. The 15-29 age group accounted for 75.85% of maternal infections and the predominant maternal schooling was incomplete primary education (34.44%). Of these women, 85.64% underwent prenatal care and 66.57% were diagnosed with congenital syphilis during pregnancy and only 19.67% of their partners underwent treatment. As a result, 1.37% of the children died. Therefore, it is essential that prenatal care is carried out so that sexually transmitted diseases can be screened early as well as appropriate treatment can be instituted.

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Published

2023-12-08