ArticleBMC health services research2019
Management of sexual partners of pregnant women with syphilis in northeastern Brazil - a qualitative study.
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- Resilience paths: maternal experiences in coping with syphilis exposure or congenital infection and the role of support networks.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2026Article
- Multivariate spatiotemporal risk of syphilis cases in São Paulo, Brazil (2018-2022).BMC primary care · 2026Article
- The neglected role of partner treatment in congenital syphilis control in Brazil: nationwide evidence from 2007 to 2023.Lancet regional health. Americas · 2026Article
- Congenital syphilis: performance of primary care services in São Paulo, 2017.Revista de saude publica · 2023Article
- Determinants of congenital syphilis in Fortaleza, Brazil: A retrospective case-control study.PLOS global public health · 2023Article
- Ineffective penicillin treatment and absence of partner treatment may drive the congenital syphilis epidemic in Brazil.AJOG global reports · 2022Article
- Congenital syphilis in East Baton Rouge parish, Louisiana: providers' and women's perspectives.BMC infectious diseases · 2021Article
- Brazilian Protocol for Sexually Transmitted infections 2020: approaching sexually active individuals.Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical · 2021Article
- Adherence to the treatment of gestational syphilis: influence of psychosocial, socioeconomic, and clinical factors.Jornal de pediatriaArticle
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backgroundAlthough there are public policies for eradicating congenital syphilis, they do not seem to be a routine in most health services. The objective of this study was to evaluate the management of sexual partners of pregnant women with syphilis in primary health care in northeastern Brazil.
methodsThis is a qualitative assessment carried out from February to October 2014 in the city of Fortaleza, Ceará, northeastern region of Brazil, through the observation of six primary health care centers and interviews with 21 professionals, six coordinators, nine women diagnosed with syphilis during antenatal care and four sexual partners. The data were submitted to thematic content analysis.
resultsImportant flaws were identified at the primary health centers studied regarding the management of syphilis during pregnancy. Accessing testing and treatment is difficult, and there are no standardized strategies to notify the partner. The responsibility for notifying them is transferred to the women, and counseling does not offer proper guidance nor sufficient emotional support to help them.
conclusionThe management of pregnant women and their sexual partners in our region does not comply with global recommendations. Professional qualification, sensitization, and standardization of health professionals' conduct are necessary. Offering support to health professionals on their clinical practices by means of a supervision process may contribute to the adoption of the recommended guidelines and to the promotion of care based on privacy, respect, confidentiality of information, and awareness of the problems faced by women as a result of syphilis diagnosis.
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