Profile and Spatialization of Pregnant Women with Gestational Syphilis and Congenital Syphilis in a Municipality in South Brazil

Introduction: Congenital Syphilis (CS) is one of the most serious adverse outcomes in pregnancy, avoidable through early detection and treatment of the pregnant woman and her sexual partner. Objectives and methods: To analyze and spatialize the occurrence of CS and Gestational Syphilis (GS) in a municipality in the central region of Rio Grande do Sul, from 2007 to 2012, by observing the population profile, using secondary data from the Notifiable Diseases Information System (SINAN-NET) database. Results: During this period, 128 cases of GS and 73 cases of CS were notified. The frequency of notifications during the studied period increased from 2.3% to 39.2% for GS and from 1% to 41% for CS. Only 23.4% of the pregnant women’s partners with GS were treated during antenatal care. Considering the number of GS and CS cases notified by administrative region, the greatest percentage occurred in the West region of the municipality. Conclusion: GS and CS have increased considerably in the municipality. Actions are needed that qualify the attention to antenatal care and focus on the iniquity and health conditioning factors to reach the integrality of care.