GESTATIONAL SYPHILIS IN THE LOW AMAZON MESOREGION

Abstract

Objective: This study aimed to outline the epidemiological profile of reported cases of gestational syphilis in five cities in the Lower Amazon mesoregion between 2008 and 2018. Materials and Methods: The study was descriptive, bibliographic, and retrospective with a quantitative approach. The variables used were sociodemographic and epidemiological and the data was made available by the Ministry of Health in line with the Department of Surveillance, Prevention and Control of Sexually Transmitted Infections (STDs, HIV / AIDS) and Viral Hepatitis. The collected data were tabulated and processed with the aid of Microsoft Excel® 2010 and Action 2.8 software. Results: When characterizing the epidemiological profile, 949 reported cases of gestational syphilis were observed and the city of Santarém lead with 540 notifications. The age group between 20 and 29 years (52.6%), the race/color “Parda” (815), Incomplete Elementary School (42.7%) and the clinical classification of “Primary Syphilis” (465) predominated in all five cities. The prevailing gestational age was the “third trimester” and the treatment regimen adopted was Penicillin. Furthermore, the absence of some variables makes it difficult to build an epidemiological profile and efficient monetary targeting. Conclusion: Finally, this study can contribute to decisions by public agencies responsible for health care, as well as, instigate research in this region, in an attempt to grant more visibility to existing health problems, especially in the Amazonian interiors.