Open AccessOverview of syphilis in a northern Brazilian city from 2013 to 2017
Author(s) -
Osvaldo Campos Dos Santos ato,
Raissa Barbosa Martins,
Suzana Bezerra da Silva Sussuarana,
Layra Lucy Maria Albuquerque da Costa
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
revista de epidemiologia e controle de infecção
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2238-3360
DOI - 10.17058/jeic.v1i1.13603
Subject(s) - syphilis , medicine , epidemiology , congenital syphilis , transmission (telecommunications) , public health , population , demography , indigenous , ethnic group , pregnancy , environmental health , obstetrics , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , immunology , biology , nursing , ecology , genetics , sociology , anthropology , electrical engineering , engineering
Justifications and Objectives: Syphilis is the most widespread bacterial infection in the
human population, being the main form of transmission through sexual contact. It was
analyzed the epidemiological data of the population of the city of Rio Branco, Acre, Brazil,
with a positive diagnosis of syphilis between 2013 and 2017. Methods: This is a descriptive,
cross-sectional study, with a quantitative approach applied to data from Acre’s Central Public
Health Laboratory of the population infected with T. pallidum. Results: Of a total of 5,239
people infected with syphilis, 56.8% are female between the ages of 20 and 30 years old and
self-declared to have mixed ethnicity. Moreover, 1,006 pregnant women, 43% of whom were
between 11 and 20 years old and 37.5% were in the 2
nd trimester of pregnancy. For live births,
107 children with early congenital syphilis were diagnosed. Conclusions: Infection
prevention information should be intensified, especially for people who are unaware of STIs
in the city, such as adolescents, elderly people and indigenous populations, in order to avoid
syphilis transmission.