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ArticleTransactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene2021

Intra-urban differentials of congenital and acquired syphilis and syphilis in pregnant women in an urban area in northeastern Brazil.

Talita Araujo de Souza, Karen Kaline Teixeira, Reginaldo Lopes Santana, Cinthia Barros Penha, Arthur de Almeida Medeiros, Kenio Costa de Lima, Isabelle Ribeiro Barbosa

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Article in Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Talita Araujo de SouzaHealth Sciences Postgraduate Program, Federal University Of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, Rio Grande do Norte 59056-150, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-3138-6626
Karen Kaline TeixeiraHealth Surveillance Department, Municipal Health Secretary, Natal, Rio Grande do Norte 59025-090, Brazil.
Reginaldo Lopes SantanaHealth Surveillance Department, Municipal Health Secretary, Natal, Rio Grande do Norte 59025-090, Brazil.
Cinthia Barros PenhaHealth Surveillance Department, Municipal Health Secretary, Natal, Rio Grande do Norte 59025-090, Brazil.
Arthur de Almeida MedeirosIntegrated Health Institute, Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul, Campo Grande 79070-900, Brazil.
Kenio Costa de LimaPublic Health Postgraduate Program, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, Rio Grande do Norte 59056-000, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-5668-4398
Isabelle Ribeiro BarbosaPublic Health Postgraduate Program, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, Rio Grande do Norte 59056-000, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-1385-2849
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte · BRUniversidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul · BR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundCurrently syphilis is considered an epidemic disease worldwide. The objective of this study was to identify intra-urban differentials in the occurrence of congenital and acquired syphilis and syphilis in pregnant women in the city of Natal, in northeast Brazil.

methodsCases of syphilis recorded by the municipal surveillance system from 1 January 2011 to 30 December 2018 were analysed. Spatial statistical analyses were performed using the kernel density estimator of the quadratic smoothing function (weighted). SaTScan software was applied for the calculation of risk based on a discrete Poisson model.

resultsThere were 2163 cases of acquired syphilis, 738 cases of syphilis in pregnant women and 1279 cases of congenital syphilis. Kernel density maps showed that the occurrence of cases is more prevalent in peripheral areas and in areas with more precarious urban infrastructure. In 2011-2014 and 2015-2018, seven statistically significant clusters of acquired syphilis were identified. From 2011 to 2014, the most likely cluster had a relative risk of 3.54 (log likelihood ratio [LLR] 38 895; p<0.001) and from 2015 to 2018 the relative risk was 0.54 (LLR 69 955; p<0.001).

conclusionsIn the municipality of Natal, there was a clustered pattern of spatial distribution of syphilis, with some areas presenting greater risk for the occurrence of new cases.

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Pregnancy Complications, InfectiousSyphilisSyphilis, CongenitalBrazilFemaleHumansPregnancyPregnant Peoplekernel density estimationSaTScansociospatial inequalities in healthsyphilis

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