Trends of syphilis in Posadas city (Misiones State, Argentina), 1997-2000
Objectives: Misiones State is situated in the north-east of Argentina. The main objective was to establish the evolution of syphilis in Posadas city (300.000 inhabitants) from 1997 to 2000. Methods: Outpatients were studied at the STD clinics during 1997. Records of all pregnant women with babies du...
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todo:paper_16762444_v37_n4_p253_DeTorres2023-10-03T16:29:38Z Trends of syphilis in Posadas city (Misiones State, Argentina), 1997-2000 De Torres, R.A. Jacquier, N. Santos, L.D. Fermepin, M.R. Deschutter, J.D. De Duarte, C.G. Adolescents Argentina Congenital syphilis Posadas Syphilis Objectives: Misiones State is situated in the north-east of Argentina. The main objective was to establish the evolution of syphilis in Posadas city (300.000 inhabitants) from 1997 to 2000. Methods: Outpatients were studied at the STD clinics during 1997. Records of all pregnant women with babies due to the months of April to June, from 1997 to 2000 (n = 4700), were studied. Syphilis was confirmed by clinic, epidemiological and laboratory tests (VDRL and FTAABS). Results: Higher incidence of primary syphilis in outpatients was established among 15-19 year-old women and in 20-24 year-old men. The percentages of pregnant women with syphilis were 2.1% (1997), 2.6% (1998), 4.6% (1999) and 3.7% (2000). The most vulnerable age group was 15 to 19 year-old. Geographical distribution of cases changed from four clusters in 1997 to a wide occurrence in all city quarters with lower socioeconomic level (30% of population). Conclusion: Posadas city had an increase in cases of syphilis in pregnant women from 1997 to 1999. This evolution indicates that traditional STD-Aids programs have had no effect on safe sex practices, specially among adolescents. Home by home visits aimed at improving prenatal control as a priority, started in 1999. The incidence of the disease became stable in 2000, but still at a high rate. It is necessary to continue and improve the outreach activities. A cooperative program in these big "twin" cities: Encarnación (Paraguay) and Posadas (Argentina) - will be also of great help for syphilis control in the area. JOUR Portuguese info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/ar http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_16762444_v37_n4_p253_DeTorres |
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Adolescents Argentina Congenital syphilis Posadas Syphilis |
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Adolescents Argentina Congenital syphilis Posadas Syphilis De Torres, R.A. Jacquier, N. Santos, L.D. Fermepin, M.R. Deschutter, J.D. De Duarte, C.G. Trends of syphilis in Posadas city (Misiones State, Argentina), 1997-2000 |
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Objectives: Misiones State is situated in the north-east of Argentina. The main objective was to establish the evolution of syphilis in Posadas city (300.000 inhabitants) from 1997 to 2000. Methods: Outpatients were studied at the STD clinics during 1997. Records of all pregnant women with babies due to the months of April to June, from 1997 to 2000 (n = 4700), were studied. Syphilis was confirmed by clinic, epidemiological and laboratory tests (VDRL and FTAABS). Results: Higher incidence of primary syphilis in outpatients was established among 15-19 year-old women and in 20-24 year-old men. The percentages of pregnant women with syphilis were 2.1% (1997), 2.6% (1998), 4.6% (1999) and 3.7% (2000). The most vulnerable age group was 15 to 19 year-old. Geographical distribution of cases changed from four clusters in 1997 to a wide occurrence in all city quarters with lower socioeconomic level (30% of population). Conclusion: Posadas city had an increase in cases of syphilis in pregnant women from 1997 to 1999. This evolution indicates that traditional STD-Aids programs have had no effect on safe sex practices, specially among adolescents. Home by home visits aimed at improving prenatal control as a priority, started in 1999. The incidence of the disease became stable in 2000, but still at a high rate. It is necessary to continue and improve the outreach activities. A cooperative program in these big "twin" cities: Encarnación (Paraguay) and Posadas (Argentina) - will be also of great help for syphilis control in the area. |
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De Torres, R.A. Jacquier, N. Santos, L.D. Fermepin, M.R. Deschutter, J.D. De Duarte, C.G. |
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De Torres, R.A. Jacquier, N. Santos, L.D. Fermepin, M.R. Deschutter, J.D. De Duarte, C.G. |
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De Torres, R.A. |
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Trends of syphilis in Posadas city (Misiones State, Argentina), 1997-2000 |
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Trends of syphilis in Posadas city (Misiones State, Argentina), 1997-2000 |
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Trends of syphilis in Posadas city (Misiones State, Argentina), 1997-2000 |
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