1. SÍFILIS EM GESTANTES NO BRASIL: ESTUDO DESCRITIVO - 2017 A 2022.
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PINHEIRO DE OLIVEIRA, ELTON FILIPE, LIMA GONÇALVES, HÉLCIA REGINA, DE OLIVEIRA QUEIROZ, PAULO HENRIQUE, SILVA LIMA, MARIA GORETE, PEREIRA SOUZA, JADEANE MEDEIROS, ARAÚJO MONTEIRO, TIAGO, PORFÍRIO DE SOUSA, FRANCISCA MÁRCIA, DE SOUSA GARCIA, PATRÍCIA, ARAÚJO COELHO, SILVANA MARIA, and DOS SANTOS FREITAS, SILVANA MARIA
- Abstract
Syphilis is considered a Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI), of global epidemiological importance due to its magnitude and repercussions on the health of the population. Among pregnant women, the occurrence of syphilis causes harm, including to the fetus. The increased incidence of syphilis in pregnant women remains a worrying situation throughout Brazil. In this sense, the study aimed to describe confirmed cases and find out the incidence rate of syphilis in pregnant women in Brazil, from 2017 to 2022, based on data available in SINAN and SINASC (DATASUS). Of the total confirmed cases reported, the highest percentages were found in pregnant women with incomplete primary education (31%), aged between 20 and 39 years (74%) and of mixed race (55.1%). The latent form was the most prevalent clinical form (49.3%). The incidence rate increased progressively, from 18.1/1000 LB (2017) to 30.8/1000 LB (2022). Syphilis in pregnant women still ranks as one of the main public health problems in Brazil, affecting the health of thousands of pregnant women annually, with a progressive increase in the incidence rate in recent years. It is necessary to reorient health planning actions to intensify strategies for tackling the problem in question. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024