Syphilis and pre-natal care: indicators of the municipality of campo Grande-ms, Brazil
International Journal of Development Research
Syphilis and pre-natal care: indicators of the municipality of campo Grande-ms, Brazil
Received 22nd August, 2018; Received in revised form 03rd September, 2018; Accepted 01st October, 2018; Published online 28th November, 2018
Copyright © 2018, Iara Barbosa Ramos et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Syphilis is one of the most prevalent sexually transmitted infections in Brazil. It is a systemic disease, with rapid tests available in Primary Care, that is, with rapid diagnosis. Nevertheless, the indicators of Gestational Syphilis continue in an upward curve and the curve of Congenital Syphilis follows the same way. Knowing that prenatal care focuses directly or indirectly on the reduction of maternal and perinatal mortality, this study aimed to describe the studies published and to relate to the indicators on syphilis and prenatal care in the municipality of Campo Grande, in the state of Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil. This is a cross-sectional, descriptive study of the literature review and indicators on the thematic of the region. The studies indicate that even with a high prenatal coverage in the city, the indicators of GS and CS are not close to the goal agreed by the country. This study points out possible reflections and provides subsidies for the elaboration of a multiprofessional and interdisciplinary care proposal in the management of pregnant women with syphilis.