ABSTRACT Objectives: to identify the scientific evidence about the clinical complications and manifestations of congenital syphilis and aspects related to its prevention. Methods: integrative review after a search in the databases LILACS and MEDLINE, carried out in March 2018, using the descriptors “syphilis, congenital”, “complications”, and “signs and symptoms”, leading to the selection of 27 researches. Resu...
Abstract Objective: to analyze factors associated with unfavorable outcomes caused by syphilis infection in pregnancy. Methods: descriptive study carried out from May to August 2014, in public maternity hospitals. A questionnaire was administered to all women with a reactive Venereal Disease Research Laboratory (VDRL) test result and the data were supplemented with information from medical records and prenatal ...
ABSTRACT Objective: to analyze the behavior and infractional acts of 26 female adolescents. Method: a descriptive, sequential explanatory, mixed study, conducted in an educational center in Northeastern Brazil. A questionnaire was applied including sociodemographic; gynecological/obstetric; behavioral variables as well as variables referring to infractions and institutional incarceration. The Statistical Packag...
Objetivo: Avaliar a estrutura e o processo de trabalho dos profissionais de saúde para desenvolver as ações de prevenção e controle da sífilis congênita em Fortaleza, Ceará. Métodos: Pesquisa avaliativa desenvolvida de julho a outubro de 2011 em 89 unidades primárias. Foram avaliados os componentes de estrutura física, materiais e insumos, recursos humanos e estrutura organizacional e as unidades foram classifi...