EPIDEMIOLOGICAL PROFILE OF CONGENITAL SYPHILIS BETWEEN THE STATE OF RONDÔNIA AND A NORTH REGION (Atena Editora)

Abstract

Congenital syphilis is a transmissible infection with a high prevalence among Brazilian states. Among its forms, the congenital one stands out, this one acquired by the fetus in the period pregnancy, which has been linked to public health and social factors. Therefore, the objective is to analyze and describe epidemiological variables of congenital syphilis in the state of Rondônia and the North region of Brazil. This is a cross-sectional, observational and retrospective study. Epidemiological data of cases of congenital syphilis in the state of Rondônia and the northern region of Brazil between 2010 and 2019 were used, extracted from the Secretariat of Health Surveillance database of the Ministry of Health, from which syphilis prevalence data were summarized. congenital and deaths from the disease and secondary data related to the child's age, final diagnosis, age, race and mother's education, prenatal care; time of diagnosis and maternal treatment regimen. Data were tabulated and analyzed with the –T Test for independent samples considering p ≤ 0.05 as significant. The general panorama of the disease in Rondônia is similar to that found in the northern region. There was a significant increase in the number of cases (p ≤ 0.01) and deaths due to congenital syphilis (p ≤ 0.01) and secondary data, with emphasis on data related to education, early diagnosis and adequate treatment. Such results point to hypotheses such as problems in public health and improvement in reporting, which are rooted in social problems such as the level of education, education sexual orientation, reflecting lower adherence to treatments, attendance at prenatal care and quality of care.