PROFILE OF SYPHILIS CASES IN PREGNANT WOMEN IN THE PERIOD FROM 2008 TO 2018 IN THE CITY OF PARNAÍBA-PI

Abstract

Introduction: Syphilis is a STI and despite having a well-established diagnosis and therapeutic resource and at a lower cost, it is considered a public health problem by the WHO. General objective: To know the profile of cases of gestational syphilis in the city of Parnaíba-PI in the years 2008 to 2018. Methods: This is a descriptive, retrospective documentary research with a quantitative approach, identifying the profile of pregnant women with syphilis, through the data that were obtained through the Investigation forms of gestational syphilis. Results and discussions: It was found that in the period 2008 to 2018, an amount of 139 cases of syphilis in pregnant women was reported, with this increase in the age group from 20 to 34 years old with a total of 92 cases, 44 with incomplete primary education , 107 considered themselves brown, 117 lived in urban areas, 43 had the primary stage of infection, of which 71 were diagnosed in the second trimester of pregnancy, 59 pregnant women used penicillin G benzathine 2,400,000UI and 33 of the partners did not undergo the treatment. Final considerations: Therefore, it is expected that this work awakens in health professionals the importance of carrying out the measures recommended by the MS, as well as correctly filling out the notification forms, to facilitate the implementation of measures to combat the disease.