title: [Congenital syphilis in Ceará: epidemiological analysis of one decade].
abstract: This study evaluates the incidence of congenital syphilis in the Brazilian state of Ceará from 2000 to 2009, describes the epidemiologic profile of pregnant women whose newborns had congenital syphilis and verifies the receipt of prenatal care and treatment of their partners. It is a retrospective study that was conducted in July 2010 using a Center for Information and Analysis in Health database that contains information on National Notifiable Diseases. There were 2,930 reported cases of congenital syphilis, demonstrating an annual ascending historical series. The majority of the pregnant women were 20 to 34 years of age (n=1,836, 62.7%), illiterate or with little education (n=1623, 55.4%) and had received prenatal care (n=2077, 70.9%). The inadequate treatment of women and the lack of treatment for their partners is a reality in Ceará. The incidence of congenital syphilis is a quality indicator of prenatal care. Therefore, its increase in the last ten years highlights the necessity of syphilis control.
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza, Brasil. milinha_ita@yahoo.com.br
authors.forename: Camila Chaves
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: da Costa
authors.forename: Lydia Vieira
authors.initials: LV
authors.lastname: Freitas
authors.forename: Deise Maria do Nascimento
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Sousa
authors.forename: Lara Leite
authors.initials: LL
authors.lastname: de Oliveira
authors.forename: Ana Carolina Maria Araújo
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Chagas
authors.forename: Marcos Venícios de Oliveira
authors.initials: MV
authors.lastname: Lopes
authors.forename: Ana Kelve de Castro
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Damasceno
mesh_terms: D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013590:Syphilis, Congenital / Q000453:epidemiology*