Caregiver adherence to outpatient follow-up of children infected with or exposed to syphilis during pregnancy
This study highlights a very low level of caregiver adherence to the congenital syphilis management protocol recommended by the Brazilian Ministry of Health. The presence of sequelae in children and higher maternal age were associated with improved adherence.
Authors
- Márcia Galdino Sampaio
- Cristina Barroso Hofer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8633-0913)
Institutions
- Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (BR)
- Hospital Federal dos Servidores do Estado (BR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Jornal de Pediatria
- Published
- 2025-12-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jped.2025.101493
- Primary Topic
- Syphilis Diagnosis and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00