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Maternal and congenital syphilis in Rondônia: cases reported of 2010 to 2015
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Keywords

Congenital Syphilis
Pregnant Women
Maternal and Child Health

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Maternal and congenital syphilis in Rondônia: cases reported of 2010 to 2015. (2019). Electronic Journal Collection Health, 11(17), e1631. https://doi.org/10.25248/reas.e1631.2019

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Abstract

Objectives: To analyze reported cases of silence and to estimate as disease incidence and mortality rates in Rondônia from 2010 to 2015. Methods: A descriptive study with data collected from reports of compulsory aggravation of the Information System on Live Births and the Mortality Information System. They were analyzed at frequencies by biênios, calculation of incidence and rate of mortality. Results: Of the 345 cases of congenital syphilis, an incidence ranged from 0.7 to 3.7 cases / 1000 live births and the mortality rate from 0.0 to 10.7 / 100,000 live births. There was a predominance of adult pregnant women, with a primary education, living in the urban area. Most performed prenatal care but were diagnosed by the VDRL reagent at delivery / curettage and confirmatory testing. Half of the pregnant women had poor treatment and 58.6% of the partners were not treated. In the children, 78.8% had VDRL reagent, more without liqueur exam (76.2%), asymptomatic (76%) and with outcome of recent congenital syphilis (82.6%). Conclusion: The diagnosis of congenital syphilis only does not give birth / puerperium suggests prenatal fragility, which is the problem of the control of the disease. The current resulting help managers and health professionals in the management of the disease.

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