Underreporting of unfavorable outcomes of congenital syphilis on the Notifiable Health Conditions Information System in the state of São Paulo, Brazil, 2007-2018.
Epidemiol Serv Saude
; 32(2): e2022664, 2023.
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en En, Pt
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-37466564
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
to describe the frequency of underreporting of unfavorable outcomes of congenital syphilis in the state of São Paulo, Brazil, 2007-2018.METHODS:
this was a descriptive study of cases of abortion, fetal and non-fetal deaths due to congenital syphilis reported on the Notifiable Health Conditions Information System (Sistema de Informação de Agravos de Notificação - SINAN), and those of congenital syphilis registered in any line in the Death Certificate, on the Mortality Information System (Sistema de Informações sobre Mortalidade - SIM), by means of probabilistic and deterministic linkage.RESULTS:
of the 27,713 cases of congenital syphilis reported, 1,320 progressed to death (871 fetal deaths, 449 infant deaths) and were matched to the SIM; 355 deaths (259 fetal deaths, 96 infant deaths) were not included on SINAN; there was an increase in unfavorable outcomes,11.4% for infant deaths due to congenital syphilis, 3.0% for fetal deaths and 1.9% for abortions.CONCLUSION:
the use of different relationship techniques proved to be adequate to identify the frequency of underreporting of unfavorable outcomes of congenital syphilis in the state of São Paulo.
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Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Sífilis Congénita
Límite:
Female
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Humans
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Infant
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Pregnancy
País como asunto:
America do sul
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Brasil
Idioma:
En
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Pt
Año:
2023
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Article