Prevention of congenital syphilis in a municipality of the state of Rio Grande do Norte

The purpose of this exploratory descriptive study was to identify the preventive actions for congenital syphilis in prenatal services of the São Gonçalo do Amarante-RN municipality. Data were collected by means of questionnaires that doctors and nurses filled out at the health unit. The sample was c...

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Main Authors: Rosineide Santana de Brito, Adriana Karla de Oliveira Ferreira
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Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal do Ceará 2003-02-01
Series:Rev Rene
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Online Access:https://periodicos.ufc.br/rene/article/view/5642
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description The purpose of this exploratory descriptive study was to identify the preventive actions for congenital syphilis in prenatal services of the São Gonçalo do Amarante-RN municipality. Data were collected by means of questionnaires that doctors and nurses filled out at the health unit. The sample was comprised of 81% of the professionals that work in this area. It was concluded that the conduct of each professional is distinct. Some adhere to the prevention guidelines of the Healthy Ministry while others do not, therefore contributing to the prevalence of congenital syphilis in the municipality.  
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spelling doaj-art-771260a74b3446b8a227b573ebdbcc542025-08-21T13:59:39ZengUniversidade Federal do CearáRev Rene1517-38522175-67832003-02-0141Prevention of congenital syphilis in a municipality of the state of Rio Grande do NorteRosineide Santana de BritoAdriana Karla de Oliveira FerreiraThe purpose of this exploratory descriptive study was to identify the preventive actions for congenital syphilis in prenatal services of the São Gonçalo do Amarante-RN municipality. Data were collected by means of questionnaires that doctors and nurses filled out at the health unit. The sample was comprised of 81% of the professionals that work in this area. It was concluded that the conduct of each professional is distinct. Some adhere to the prevention guidelines of the Healthy Ministry while others do not, therefore contributing to the prevalence of congenital syphilis in the municipality.  https://periodicos.ufc.br/rene/article/view/5642SyphiliscongenitalPrenatal careprevention & control.
spellingShingle Rosineide Santana de Brito
Adriana Karla de Oliveira Ferreira
Prevention of congenital syphilis in a municipality of the state of Rio Grande do Norte
Rev Rene
Syphilis
congenital
Prenatal care
prevention & control.
title Prevention of congenital syphilis in a municipality of the state of Rio Grande do Norte
title_full Prevention of congenital syphilis in a municipality of the state of Rio Grande do Norte
title_fullStr Prevention of congenital syphilis in a municipality of the state of Rio Grande do Norte
title_full_unstemmed Prevention of congenital syphilis in a municipality of the state of Rio Grande do Norte
title_short Prevention of congenital syphilis in a municipality of the state of Rio Grande do Norte
title_sort prevention of congenital syphilis in a municipality of the state of rio grande do norte
topic Syphilis
congenital
Prenatal care
prevention & control.
url https://periodicos.ufc.br/rene/article/view/5642
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