Open AccessSeroprevalence of infection by syphilis, HIV 1/2, toxoplasmosis, hepatitis B and hepatitis C in pregnant women assisted by the health service of Penedo-AL
Author(s) -
Natália Tenório de Mendonça Uchôa,
Karwhory Wallas Lins da Silva,
Paulo Vitor Muniz Azevedo,
Thiago José Matos Rocha,
Erlon Oliveira dos Santos,
Flaviana Santos Wanderley
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
research, society and development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2525-3409
DOI - 10.33448/rsd-v11i5.21158
Subject(s) - syphilis , medicine , toxoplasmosis , seroprevalence , hepatitis , transmission (telecommunications) , hepatitis b , pregnancy , obstetrics , immunology , pediatrics , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , antibody , serology , biology , electrical engineering , genetics , engineering
Infections during pregnancy are frequent and can cause severe complications, affecting the maternal-fetal binomial. Prenatal care is a classic example of prevention. A cross-sectional study was conducted with pregnant women to analyze the results of the nontreponemal test for syphilis and serologies for HIV 1/2, toxoplasmosis (IgM and IgG), hepatitis B and hepatitis C. The prevalences found were 4.9% (20/408), 0.24% (1/408), 20.83% (85/408), 0.49% (2/408), respectively for syphilis, HIV ½, toxoplasmosis (IgG) and HBV. No case of infection by the hepatitis C virus and acute toxoplasmosis (IgM) has been identified. It was possible to observe a high prevalence of syphilis, while the remaining infections had low prevalence. Screening for these infections is extremely important for the early diagnosis and treatment of pregnant women, avoiding maternal-fetal transmission and enabling better strategic planning for the prevention and early treatment of pregnant women.