| Autor: |
Carellos EV; Centro Geral de Pediatria, Fundação Hospitalar de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brasil. ericka@horizontes.net, Andrade GM, Aguiar RA |
| Jazyk: |
portugalština |
| Zdroj: |
Cadernos de saude publica [Cad Saude Publica] 2008 Feb; Vol. 24 (2), pp. 391-401. |
| DOI: |
10.1590/s0102-311x2008000200018 |
| Abstrakt: |
This cross-sectional study of 420 women in two public maternity hospitals from August 2004 to May 2005 evaluated the application of a prenatal toxoplasmosis serological screening protocol in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais State, Brazil, and the information provided to susceptible pregnant women. Ninety-eight percent of women received prenatal care and 97% underwent the initial serological screening test, at an average of 16 weeks gestational age. The initial testing identified 163 women as susceptible to toxoplasmosis: 44% of these did not undergo repeat serological testing, and 42% of them did not remember having received information on the prevention of toxoplasmosis infection. Early prenatal care and a high number of prenatal visits were associated with repeat serological testing and orientation regarding its implications. Orientation on risk factors included: avoiding contact with cats (95%), not handling or eating raw meat (70%), and washing vegetables carefully before consumption (53%). Inadequate adherence to the prenatal screening protocol for toxoplasmosis, as detected in this study, may be generating health system costs without a corresponding improvement in the quality of perinatal care. |
| Databáze: |
MEDLINE |
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