Perfil epidemiológico da sífilis congênita no município de Salvador-BA 2009 a 2018

Abstract

Congenital syphilis is a disease originated from the vertical transmission of the bacterium Treponema pallidum. Although it deals with a completely preventable condition and is indicated as an indicator of the quality of prenatal care, it is still considered a serious public health problem. Objective: This study aims to describe the epidemiological profile of congenital syphilis in the city of Salvador, Bahia, from 2009 to 2018, pursuing to comprise the clinical and sociodemographic factors. Methodology: This is an epidemiological, quantitative descriptive approach, carried out through a database in the Information System and Notification Aggravations. The data were stored and consolidated to calculate absolut frequency, relative, and incidence rate of notified cases according age group and lethality rate. Then, the informations were used to make tables and graphs. Results: There were 3.613 cases, of these, 32 deaths, with predominance of cases in the age group of six days, belonging to the brown breed. The maternal variable matter, the predominance was sifilticities moms with low degree of schooling, with prenatal visit, and the quantitative of untreated partners was 1.846. Among the reported cases, 3.481 were diagnosed in the recent phase. Final considerations: It can be shown that congenital syphilis still persists as a major public health problem. Raising an alert about the urgency of a prenatal visit