Fatores associados à ocorrência de sífi lis em adolescentes do sexo masculino, feminino e gestantes de um Centro de Referência Municipal/CRM - DST/HIV/ AIDS de Feira de Santana, Bahia

Factors associated with the occurrence of syphilis in adolescents male, female and pregnant women in a Municipal Reference Center/MRC - STD /HIV/AIDS of Feira de Santana, Bahia

Authors

  • Milena de Oliveira Pérsico Monteiro Mestrado na Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana (UEFS) – Programa de Pós-Graduação em Saúde Coletiva (PPGSC-UEFS). Psicóloga Supervisora do Centro de Referência Municipal de DST/ HIV/AIDS. Feira de Santana, BA, Brasil.
  • Maria Conceição O. Costa Pós-doutorado na Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM)/Canadá. Professora Titular do Departamento de Saúde (UEFS). Coordenadora do NNEPA - UEFS e Professora do PPGSC - UEFS. Feira de Santana, BA, Brasil.
  • Graciete Oliveira Vieira Doutorado na Universidade Federal da Bahia (UFBA). Professora Titular do Departamento de Saúde (UEFS). Coordenadora do Núcleo de Pesquisa e Extensão em Saúde (NUPES) e Professora do PPGSC - UEFS. Feira de Santana, BA, Brasil.
  • Carlos Alberto Lima da Silva Pós-doutorado na UFBA (ISC) - Salvador, BA. Professor Adjunto do Departamento de Saúde (UEFS) e Coordenador do Comitê de Ética em Pesquisa da Secretaria da Saúde do Estado da Bahia (SESAB). Feira de Santana, BA, Brasil

Keywords:

Syphilis, pregnant women, risk factors, adolescent

Abstract

Objective: This study aimed to investigate factors associated with syphilis among teenagers in the age group between 11
18 years, of both sexes and pregnant women, registered in the Testing and Counseling Center / CTA Municipal Reference
Center/CRM Feira de Santana, Bahia / Brazil. Methods: This was an observational cross-sectional cohort study, developed
from the review of 33.665 records of service on the CTA Information System, for the period 2003 to 2012. 3.482 records
of patients with results from Venereal Disease Research Laboratory-VDRL reagent were evaluated and the association with
sociodemographic and clinical and behavioral characteristics were investigated. Results: Between 2003 and 2012, the
prevalence of syphilis was 0.86% and 1.95% (13) for males, 1.18% (14) for females and 0.18% among adolescent pregnant
women. Conclusion: In the group of non-pregnant women, it was observed HIV-syphilis coinfection, besides association
between the use of drugs and alcohol. In non-pregnant women the association between syphilis the use of drugs/alcohol
and HIV coinfection was observed. These fi ndings point to the need for measures to prevent syphilis infection, especially in
vulnerable situations, such as drug use and HIV.

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2015-06-22

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Pérsico Monteiro, M. de O., O. Costa, M. C., Oliveira Vieira, G., & Lima da Silva, C. A. (2015). Fatores associados à ocorrência de sífi lis em adolescentes do sexo masculino, feminino e gestantes de um Centro de Referência Municipal/CRM - DST/HIV/ AIDS de Feira de Santana, Bahia: Factors associated with the occurrence of syphilis in adolescents male, female and pregnant women in a Municipal Reference Center/MRC - STD /HIV/AIDS of Feira de Santana, Bahia. Adolescência E Saúde, 12(3), 21–32. Retrieved from https://adolescenciaesaude.com/index.php/aes/article/view/531

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Vol. 12 No. 3 (2015): Vol. 12 No. 3 (2015)

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