Characteristics of mothers with children diagnosed with Congenital Syphilis
The development of health actions based on social, cultural, and economic aspects is essential. Thus, the objective of the study was to identify the socioeconomic and clinical characteristics of mothers with children diagnosed with Congenital Syphilis. This is a cross-sectional study, carried out wi...
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| author | Mayara Nascimento de Vasconcelos Maria Adelane Monteiro da Silva Thereza Maria Magalhães Moreira Andréa Carvalho Araújo Moreira Cibelly Aliny Siqueira Lima Freita Raquel Sampaio Florêncio Maria Lúcia Duarte Pereira |
| author_facet | Mayara Nascimento de Vasconcelos Maria Adelane Monteiro da Silva Thereza Maria Magalhães Moreira Andréa Carvalho Araújo Moreira Cibelly Aliny Siqueira Lima Freita Raquel Sampaio Florêncio Maria Lúcia Duarte Pereira |
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| description | The development of health actions based on social, cultural, and economic aspects is essential. Thus, the objective of the
study was to identify the socioeconomic and clinical characteristics of mothers with children diagnosed with Congenital
Syphilis. This is a cross-sectional study, carried out with notification forms of congenital syphilis, from 2010 to 2017 in
a health region in Northeast Brazil, totaling 522 cases. A higher percentage of vertical transmission was identified in
young women, with a median age of 23 years, 92% (f=480) of mothers declared themselves as a brown-skinned, 75.7%
(f=395) were housewives, and 44.1% (f=230) had an incomplete 5th to 8th grade education. Regarding the clinical
characteristics, it was found that 94.6% (f=494) performed prenatal care, however, less than half (46.9%; f=245) were
diagnosed within the same period, and 55.6% (f=290) received an inadequate treatment of syphilis. It was also observed
that, with regards to the association of the characteristics of these pregnant women and prenatal care, a significant
difference in the “diagnosis of maternal syphilis” (p: 0.001) and “treatment scheme” (p: 0.0001). Thus, the results of
this study are essential for the health planning of the municipalities, which reinforces the importance of these indicators
and of the situations of vulnerabilities during prenatal care, and it is also opportune to have permanent education with
professionals, so that they recognize the use of these findings as tools for health practice. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f4b0133c8bcc4f4f83c524fc3bd65dd82024-09-03T19:04:55ZengCentro Universitário São CamiloO Mundo da Saúde0104-78091980-39902020-10-0144585594900Characteristics of mothers with children diagnosed with Congenital SyphilisMayara Nascimento de Vasconcelos0Maria Adelane Monteiro da Silva1Thereza Maria Magalhães Moreira2Andréa Carvalho Araújo Moreira3Cibelly Aliny Siqueira Lima Freita4Raquel Sampaio Florêncio5Maria Lúcia Duarte Pereira6Universidade Estadual do Ceará - UECE. Fortaleza - CE, Brasil.Universidade Estadual Vale do Acaraú – UVA. Sobral - CE, Brasil.Universidade Estadual do Ceará - UECE. Fortaleza - CE, Brasil.Universidade Estadual Vale do Acaraú – UVA. Sobral - CE, Brasil.Universidade Estadual Vale do Acaraú – UVA. Sobral - CE, Brasil.Universidade Estadual do Ceará - UECE. Fortaleza - CE, Brasil.Universidade Estadual do Ceará - UECE. Fortaleza - CE, Brasil.The development of health actions based on social, cultural, and economic aspects is essential. Thus, the objective of the study was to identify the socioeconomic and clinical characteristics of mothers with children diagnosed with Congenital Syphilis. This is a cross-sectional study, carried out with notification forms of congenital syphilis, from 2010 to 2017 in a health region in Northeast Brazil, totaling 522 cases. A higher percentage of vertical transmission was identified in young women, with a median age of 23 years, 92% (f=480) of mothers declared themselves as a brown-skinned, 75.7% (f=395) were housewives, and 44.1% (f=230) had an incomplete 5th to 8th grade education. Regarding the clinical characteristics, it was found that 94.6% (f=494) performed prenatal care, however, less than half (46.9%; f=245) were diagnosed within the same period, and 55.6% (f=290) received an inadequate treatment of syphilis. It was also observed that, with regards to the association of the characteristics of these pregnant women and prenatal care, a significant difference in the “diagnosis of maternal syphilis” (p: 0.001) and “treatment scheme” (p: 0.0001). Thus, the results of this study are essential for the health planning of the municipalities, which reinforces the importance of these indicators and of the situations of vulnerabilities during prenatal care, and it is also opportune to have permanent education with professionals, so that they recognize the use of these findings as tools for health practice.https://revistamundodasaude.emnuvens.com.br/mundodasaude/article/view/982health profile. mothers. congenital syphilis. |
| spellingShingle | Mayara Nascimento de Vasconcelos Maria Adelane Monteiro da Silva Thereza Maria Magalhães Moreira Andréa Carvalho Araújo Moreira Cibelly Aliny Siqueira Lima Freita Raquel Sampaio Florêncio Maria Lúcia Duarte Pereira Characteristics of mothers with children diagnosed with Congenital Syphilis O Mundo da Saúde health profile. mothers. congenital syphilis. |
| title | Characteristics of mothers with children diagnosed with Congenital Syphilis |
| title_full | Characteristics of mothers with children diagnosed with Congenital Syphilis |
| title_fullStr | Characteristics of mothers with children diagnosed with Congenital Syphilis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Characteristics of mothers with children diagnosed with Congenital Syphilis |
| title_short | Characteristics of mothers with children diagnosed with Congenital Syphilis |
| title_sort | characteristics of mothers with children diagnosed with congenital syphilis |
| topic | health profile. mothers. congenital syphilis. |
| url | https://revistamundodasaude.emnuvens.com.br/mundodasaude/article/view/982 |
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