Qualidade dos registros da assistência pré-natal na caderneta da gestante / Calidad de los recordados de cuidado prenatal en el cuaderno de la mujer pregnant / Quality of the prenatal care records in the pregnant women's booklet

Objetivo avaliar a qualidade dos registros na caderneta da gestante averiguando a legibilidade e completude dos registros da assistência pré-natal de risco habitual. Método estudo avaliativo, descritivo e quantitativo, realizado em nove unidades de saúde da atenção básica em São Luís, Maranhão, Brasil, no período de maio de 2017 a setembro de 2018. Os registros foram avaliados quanto à legibilidade e completude. Resultados 92,4% das cadernetas foram consideradas com registros legíveis. A avaliação da completude evidenciou que 72,4% apresentaram completude ruim. Nenhuma caderneta foi classificada com registro bom ou excelente. A avaliação por seções demonstrou que a seção de Exames Complementares de Rotina apresentou os melhores resultados, enquanto a seção de Atividades Complementares apresentou os menores níveis de completude. Conclusão os registros nas cadernetas da gestante foram predominantemente ruins, denotando uma desvalorização desse instrumento e um provável descumprimento das recomendações do Ministério da Saúde para uma assistência de qualidade.

Objetivo evaluar la calidad de los registros en la cartilla de las mujeres embarazadas, evaluando la legibilidad y la integridad de los registros de control prenatal de riesgo habitual. Método estudio evaluativo, descriptivo y cuantitativo, realizado en nueve unidades de atención básica en salud en São Luís, Maranhão, Brasil, en el período de mayo de 2017 a septiembre de 2018. Los registros fueron evaluados en cuanto a la legibilidad y la integridad. Resultados el 92,4% de las cartillas fueron consideradas con registros legibles. La evaluación de la integridad mostró que el 72,4% tenía mala integridad. Ningún registro de la cartilla fue clasificado como bueno o excelente. La evaluación por secciones mostró que la sección de Exámenes Complementarios de Rutina obtuvo los mejores resultados, mientras que la sección de Actividades Complementarias obtuvo los niveles más bajos de la integridad. Conclusión los registros de la cartilla de mujeres embarazadas eran, en su mayoría, pobres, denotando una devaluación de este instrumento y un probable incumplimiento de las recomendaciones del Ministerio de Salud para una asistencia de calidad.

Objective to evaluate the quality of the records in the pregnant women's booklet, assessing the legibility and completeness of usual-risk pre-natal records. Method evaluative, descriptive and quantitative study, conducted in nine basic health care units in São Luís, Maranhão, Brazil, in the period from May 2017 to September 2018. The records were evaluated according to legibility and completeness. Results 92.4% of the booklets were considered with legible records. The assessment of the completeness showed that 72.4% had bad completeness. No record booklet was classified as good or excellent. The assessment by sections showed that the Routine Complementary Test section showed the best results, whereas the Complementary Activities section showed the lowest levels of completeness. Conclusion the records in the pregnant women's booklet were predominantly bad, denoting a devaluation of this instrument and a probable noncompliance with the recommendations of the Ministry of Health for a quality assistance.

Prevalence of hepatitis B among pregnant women assisted at the public maternity hospitals of São Luís, Maranhão, Brazil

INTRODUCTION: Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is an important worldwide public health problem. In Brazil, the Ministry of Health estimates that 15% of the population has had contact with HBV, and that the mean rate of chronic carriers in Northeastern Brazil is around 0.5%. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of HBV markers in pregnant women receiving prenatal care at the public maternity hospitals of São Luís. Methods: Demographical and epidemiological data were collected from 541 pregnant women according to the research protocol. Blood samples were collected, and the anti-HBc test was performed first. If positive, the sample was subsequently tested for HBsAg and anti-HBs. All HBsAg and/or anti-HBc positive samples were additionally tested for HBV-DNA. RESULTS: 40 (7.4%) pregnant women turned out positive for anti-HBc. Of those, five (0.9%) were HBsAg positive, four (0.7%) were anti-HBc positive with negative HBsAg and anti-HBs, and 31 (5.7%) were positive for anti-HBc and anti-HBs. Anti-HBc positivity was associated with family history of hepatitis and education level below 11 years of schooling. HBV-DNA was positive in only one HBsAg-positive sample. There was no HBV-DNA positivity among HBsAg negative samples. CONCLUSIONS: The prevalence of HBsAg in pregnant women in this study confirmed that São Luís is a low endemicity area. Occult hepatitis B was not detected in these samples.