Prevalência de gestante HIV positivo que apresentaram sífilis no final da gestação em três cidades do Estado de Goiás

Abstract

The objective of this study was to verify the prevalence of pregnant women with HIV positive who presented syphilis at the end of their pregnancy in the cities of Trindade, Goiânia, and Aparecida de Goiânia, located in the State of Goiás between 2010 and 2016. Syphilis is an infectious disease of sexual transmission caused by Treponema pallidum. In order to prevent this disease, it is important that pregnant women perform serological screening at the beginning and at the end of pregnancy. The said prenatal screening program detects diseases, which may be transmissible during pregnancy, such as syphilis that can be passed on to the fetus if left untreated. This program was developed by the Institute of Diagnoses and Prevention (IDP) / Association of Parents and Friends of the Exceptional (APAE-Goiânia). The present academic research is documental, with the study of the prevalence of pregnant women with HIV positive who presented syphilis at the end of their gestation, in the cities of Trindade, Goiânia and Aparecida de Goiânia - Goiás, from 2010 to 2016 It was evidenced that the screening process is a safe and effective procedure, because if performed it can prevent such disease and even be treated, otherwise it could lead the pregnant woman to death.