Syphilis during Pregnancy: A Study of 879,831 Pregnant Women in Brazil

Oliveiraa, Botelho Carlos Augusto de; Moraes, da Rocha Benigno Alberto; Álvaro, Genaro Renato; Oliveira, Botelho Maria Aparecida de; Oliveira, Botelho José Augusto de; Flávio, Ferraz Antônio; Venâncio, Cunha Rivaldo

doi:10.4172/2161-1165.1000269

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“…However, lower than the results from northern regions of Ethiopia 5.1% (Kwiek JJ, et al, 2008), Congo 3.92% (Roch F N, et al, 2017), Tanzania 7.3% (Swai R O, et al, 2006), and Brazil 7.8% (Domingues R M S M, et al, 2017). At the same time, our findings related to the prevalence rate of syphilis were comparatively higher than the results obtained from other studies done in Brazil 0.22% (Oliveiraa B C A, et al, 2016) and India <0.1% (Ebenezer E D, et al, 2018). These variations in the prevalence rates might be attributed to the differences in diagnosis used, sample size, study setting and increased access to healthcare facilities for pregnant women for sexually transmitted disease screening at the ANC clinic.…”

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Prevalence of Syphilis and Human Immunodeficiency Virus Among Pregnant Women Attending Antenatal Care Clinic In Jinka General Hospital, Southern Ethiopia from 2015-2017.A Retrospective Study

Getachew¹,

Woldemariam

Aklilu

et al. 2021

OMO Int. J. Sci.

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Sexually transmitted infections are a major public health issue. Syphilis and HIV are the leading STIs highly prevalent in sub-Saharan African countries including Ethiopia, which can have a critical impact on reproductive, maternal, and newborn health such as stillbirth. Therefore, this study was aimed to assess the seroprevalence of syphilis and HIV among pregnant women who attended antenatal care clinics in Jinka General Hospital, South Omo, Ethiopia. A retrospective cross-sectional study was carried out in Jinka General Hospital from 2015 to 2017. Data were obtained from individual charts and laboratory logbooks using a structured checklist. Statistical package for social sciences version 21 was used to analyze the data. Finally, the results were presented in text, tables, and graphs. A total of 1712 pregnant women attended antenatal care clinics between 2015 and 2017. The seroprevalence of syphilis and HIV were found to be 18 (1.05%) and 70(4.0%) respectively. Most of the syphilis seropositive cases were observed among married pregnantwomen 13(72.22%) in the age group of 20-30 14(77.78%). Syphilis and HIV co-infection was found in 14 (0.82%) subjects. The trend of syphilis infection peaked from 0.41% in 2015 to 1.48% in 2016 but declined to 1.16% in 2017. A downward trend has been observed in the case of HIV infection, wherethe prevalence rate fell steeply from 5.9% in 2015 to 1.46% in 2017. The seroprevalence of HIV and syphilis among pregnant women showed slightly high, which needs due attention with special consideration for active childbearing age women.

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Prevalence of Syphilis and Human Immunodeficiency Virus Among Pregnant Women Attending Antenatal Care Clinic In Jinka General Hospital, Southern Ethiopia from 2015-2017.A Retrospective Study

Getachew¹,

Woldemariam

Aklilu

et al. 2021

OMO Int. J. Sci.

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“…Although it is a condition in which the etiological agent and transmission methods are known, in addition to treatment have a high cure rate, the incidence of syphilis remains high [21]. Thus it is made fundamentally important planning actions aimed at health education, guidance on methods of disease prevention and treatment to reduce the possible complications also emphasizes the need for development of disease to combat strategies aimed at early identification of pregnant women in primary care network health, starting prenatal care in the first trimester of pregnancy, carrying out the serological tests still in this period, guaranteeing early diagnosis and appropriate treatment the woman and her partner.…”

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Congenital Syphilis: The Profile Analysis among Postpartum Women in Brazil

Silva¹,

Oliveira²,

Santana³

et al. 2017

J Preg Child Health

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Congenital Syphilis (SC) is an infection with serious consequences that increased in recent decades in Brazil.Aim: To analyze the socio-demographic and obstetrics profiles among women with new-born babies diagnosed with congenital syphilis in a maternity hospital in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. Method:A case-control study, exploratory, using a quantitative approach. Twenty-seven women after delivery were interviewed during the period from July to September 2015.Results: Of the 27 women, 70% are between 19 and 35 years of age, 67% had between 9-12 years of study, were housewives (74%), 70% reported brown colour, were single (56%), 78% reported two or more previous pregnancies, 93% had had appointment at prenatal care program in their current pregnancy, more than 52% attended 4 follow-up, 56% started this follow up in the second quarter, 78% had vaginal delivery, were 59% diagnosed with syphilis during the prenatal care, 68% received treatment, 85% have partners not treated. Conclusion:Most women whose new-borns were diagnosed with congenital syphilis had been at a prenatal care program, when she was diagnosed and treated. However, the majority of their partners did not treat. Faced with the failure of treatment of syphilis during pregnancy, more effective actions are needed to improve the quality of prenatal care, in order to prevent congenital syphilis. So, the knowledge of socio-demographic and obstetrical profile of women whose newborn was diagnosed with syphilis is necessary. It could collaborate on the development of strategies to facilitate early detection and intervention required, thus reducing the large number of maternal and neonatal complications.This study aims to analyze the socio-demographic and obstetric profile of mothers whose NW's were diagnosed with SC in a reference maternity in the city of Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. MethodsThis is an observational study, descriptive and exploratory with J Preg Child Health, an open access journal ISSN: 2376-127X Citation: da Silva APE, de Oliveira LSS, Santana RPS, Miranda FP, Brito MB (2017) Congenital Syphilis: The Profile Analysis among Postpartum Women in Brazil.

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“…Syphilis as a venereal disease is a sexually transmitted disease (STD) transmitted primarily through sexual intercourse, blood transfusion and contaminated needles (Oliveira et al, 2016). Acute and chronic manifestations can be seen in Syphilis infection, all caused by the bacterium Treponema Pallidum subspecies Pallidum (T. Pallidum) and transmitted either by sexual intercourse, direct contact, or congenitally from a pregnant mother to her unborn baby (Kumar et al, 2013;Geoffrey and Robert, 2017).…”

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In growing nations, syphilis and its congenital form remain significant public health problems that affect 10%-15% of pregnant women. To determine the Seroprevalence Venereal Disease in pregnancy and to make evidence based recommendation in our obstetric population at Federal Medical Centre, Yenagoa. This is a descriptive cross sectional study. Two hundred and twenty (220) consecutive healthy pregnant women attending the antenatal booking clinic of the hospital were recruited into this study. Blood was collected and tested for qualitative detection of antibodies to Treponema Pallidium using commercially available in vitro diagnostic kits. Data was collected via a structured interviewer administered questionnaire. Data entry and analysis was done using SPSS 22 statistical package (SPSS Inc., Illinois, USA). The predominant age group was 20-29 years (50.0%). The mean age is 28.8 years ± 5.2. The Seroprevalence of venereal disease in this study was 25.9%. The Seroprevalence of venereal disease in pregnancy is very high in our obstetric population. Early diagnosis and treatment within the first trimester of each pregnancy, on-site screening and public health awareness of this venereal disease is essential for mothers, sexual partners and unborn babies.

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Syphilis during Pregnancy: A Study of 879,831 Pregnant Women in Brazil

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Prevalence of Syphilis and Human Immunodeficiency Virus Among Pregnant Women Attending Antenatal Care Clinic In Jinka General Hospital, Southern Ethiopia from 2015-2017.A Retrospective Study

Prevalence of Syphilis and Human Immunodeficiency Virus Among Pregnant Women Attending Antenatal Care Clinic In Jinka General Hospital, Southern Ethiopia from 2015-2017.A Retrospective Study

Congenital Syphilis: The Profile Analysis among Postpartum Women in Brazil

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