Sífilis gestacional: o perfil das usuárias do Centro Estadual de Atenção Especializada (CEAE) microrregião de Leopoldina (MG) e o olhar do Serviço Social

Abstract

This work aims to analyse the profile of pregnant women with syphilis monitored by the State Center for Specialized Care (CEAE) of Leopoldina / MG. The city of Leopoldina has historical and economic particularities that are reflected in the quality of life of its low-income population, notably women. In this sense, the research carried out for this end of course work reveals a sociological and educational focus on users of the CEAE Social Service, contaminated by the syphilis virus, suggesting that coping with syphilis in general and congenital syphilis in particular, requires an approach multidisciplinary approach to cover all aspects that influence the perpetuation of the disease. Public health policies in Brazil are characterized by having acquired their definitive form relatively recently (the horizon of a generation) and still facing the challenges of their incompleteness. Women's health, in turn, is a recent historical construction, which has not yet reached its full institutional and cultural maturity, and this not only in Brazil. Syphilis is a serious disease, but it is easy to prevent and treat, and has not yet been eradicated in developing countries. The adoption of simple prophylactic practices and specialized prenatal care can prevent congenital syphilis in the vast majority of cases, so it can be said that every occurrence of congenital syphilis is an indication of failure of the health system. Cultural, educational, social and economic factors will influence women's exposure to the risk of contagion, access to the health system and even their adherence to treatment. 567 medical records performed by the Social Service at CEAE from April 2017 to September 2019 were analyzed for this work, among which the researcher identified 35 cases of gestational syphilis.