Perfil Sociodemográfico Da Sífilis Congênita Na Bahia No Ano De 2012

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Author	Souza, Flávia Silva De Marques, Jeane De Souza Sena Ribeiro, Bárbara Santos Meira, Adélia Pita Barreto Neta Soares, Carine De Jesus
Copyright Year	2019
Abstract	This study aimed to analyze the sociodemographic profile of Congenital Syphilis in Bahia in the year of 2012. This is a descriptive quantitative study, which analyzed data from the Information System of Notification Diseases (SINAN) of the Department of Information Technology of the Sistema Único de Saúde do Brasil (DATASUS), referring to the cases of congenital syphilis infection reported in the year of 2012, during the month of September 2016. The results show that in the year of 2012 545 cases were reported, an incidence of 2.59 new cases / 1000 live births. Of these, 23.67% of the pregnant women presented a level of schooling from the 5th to the 8th grade incomplete, being predominant the race with 49.72% brown, of these only 19.45% of the mothers underwent prenatal care, 51.74% of the pregnant women began the treatment in the year 2012, the diagnosis of the Newborn (RN) was performed with up to 6 days in 95.60% of the cases. It is observed a high number of cases of congenital syphilis in Bahia in the reference year. When analyzing the chosen variables, it was evidenced that there is a direct relation with the low level of schooling, because 59.09% of cases reported with this schooling were obtained. It is concluded that congenital syphilis continues to be a great challenge, although it is easy to diagnose and treat at a low cost, when compared to severe sequelae caused to the newborn, but it needs a better implementation of health care actions.
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DOI	10.22481/rsc.v14i4.4245
Volume Number	14
Alternate Webpage(s)	http://periodicos2.uesb.br/index.php/rsc/article/download/4245/3802
Language	English
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