Características das mães com filhos diagnosticados com Sífilis Congênita

The development of health actions based on social, cultural, and economic aspects is essential. Thus, the objective of thestudy was to identify the socioeconomic and clinical characteristics of mothers with children diagnosed with CongenitalSyphilis. This is a cross-sectional study, carried out with notification forms of congenital syphilis, from 2010 to 2017 ina health region in Northeast Brazil, totaling 522 cases. A higher percentage of vertical transmission was identified inyoung 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 clinicalcharacteristics, it was found that 94.6% (f=494) performed prenatal care, however, less than half (46.9%; f=245) werediagnosed within the same period, and 55.6% (f=290) received an inadequate treatment of syphilis. It was also observedthat, with regards to the association of the characteristics of these pregnant women and prenatal care, a significantdifference in the “diagnosis of maternal syphilis” (p: 0.001) and “treatment scheme” (p: 0.0001). Thus, the results ofthis study are essential for the health planning of the municipalities, which reinforces the importance of these indicatorsand of the situations of vulnerabilities during prenatal care, and it is also opportune to have permanent education withprofessionals, so that they recognize the use of these findings as tools for health practice.