Perfil epidemiológico dos casos confirmados de sífilis em gestantes no Distrito Federal: houve aumento durante a pandemia de Covid-19?

Abstract

To analyze and describe reported cases of syphilis in pregnant women in the Federal District between the years 2018–2022.Method: This is a descriptive, cross-sectional and retrospective clinical-epidemiological study of the following sociodemographic and clinical variables - age group, race/color, education, gestational age, clinical classification and treatment. The study adopted statistical analysis, using the Microsoft® Excel 2021 program and the IBM® Statistical Software Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS®) version 23.0 as tools. Results: 3,461 cases of syphilis were reported in pregnant women. According to gestational age by diagnosis, 37.99%: 1st trimester, 20.88%: 2nd trimester, 38.39%: 3rd trimester and 2.71%: unknown. Regarding age range, <1%: 10–14, 0.60%: 15–19, 22.91%: 20–29, 56.57%: 30–39, 17.62% and 2.28% 40 years or more. In relation to race/color, 08.17%: black, 14.96%: white, 0.92%: yellow, 51.77%: brown, 0.02%: indigenous and 24.12% had race/color ignored. In the case of education, 5.63%: completed primary education and 15.86%: completed secondary education and 52.58%: ignored. Regarding the treatment regimen, the majority was penicillin (82.29%). Conclusion: The clinical-epidemiological profile reveals a significant incidence in brown women aged 20 to 29 years, with unknown education, presenting latent syphilis diagnosed in the 3rd trimester, being treated with penicillin.