Open AccessFactors associated to the notification of congenital syphilis: an indicator of quality of prenatal care
Author(s) -
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
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
rev rene
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2175-6783
pISSN - 1517-3852
DOI - 10.15253/2175-6783.2015000300010
Subject(s) - medicine , congenital syphilis , syphilis , serology , prenatal care , obstetrics , pregnancy , pediatrics , family medicine , environmental health , immunology , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , population , biology , antibody , genetics
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.