Perfil epidemiológico da Sífilis Congênita no município de Sinop/MT no ano de 2016

Abstract

Congenital Syphilis has become a public health problem both in Brazil and in the world and there is a progressive increase in the number of cases of Congenital Syphilis in Brazil. This research had as a goal of analyzing the situation and the epidemiological profile Congenital Syphilis in the city of Sinop/MT, in 2016, through the notifications forms. A field survey with a quantitative-descriptive approach was use to analyze all the records reported with Congenital Syphilis in 2016 at the Municipal Health Department (MHD). Data were analyzed using absolute and relative frequency and the incidence coefficient to calculate the incidence of Congenital Syphilis cases during 2010 to 2016. Eighteen cases of Congenital Syphilis were report, all of which were born and were report on the first and second day of life in Sinop, the incidence of Congenital Syphilis for 2016 was 6.7 cases / 1000 live births, many data were find in the blank and / or ignored notification form. The results of research show that there is a need to train and train all professionals to properly fill out the notification form of Congenital Syphilis and needs improvements both in health education and in strengthening the detection and treatment scheme during prenatal care.