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ArticleFrontiers in epidemiology2023

Spatial distribution of congenital syphilis in the state of Bahia, Brazil from 2009 to 2018.

Caroline Luz Vital, Renato Barbosa Reis, Jorgana Fernanda de Souza Soares, Diego Lopes Paim Miranda, Mitermayer Galvão Reis

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Article in Frontiers in epidemiology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Article
  2. Spatiotemporal trends and determinants of syphilis among heterosexual males and females in the Netherlands, 2011 to 2023.Euro surveillance : bulletin Europeen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin · 2025
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  4. Evaluating the prevalence and adequate treatment for congenital syphilis in a Brazilian reference maternity hospital.Revista paulista de pediatria : orgao oficial da Sociedade de Pediatria de Sao Paulo · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Caroline Luz VitalPathology and Molecular Biology Laboratory, Gonçalo Moniz Institute, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil.
Renato Barbosa ReisPathology and Molecular Biology Laboratory, Gonçalo Moniz Institute, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil.
Jorgana Fernanda de Souza SoaresDepartment of Preventive and Social Medicine of Faculty of Medicine, Federal University of Bahia, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil.
Diego Lopes Paim MirandaPost-Graduate Program in Medicine and Health at the Federal University of Bahia, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil.
Mitermayer Galvão ReisPathology and Molecular Biology Laboratory, Gonçalo Moniz Institute, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil.
Universidade Federal da Bahia · BRFundação Oswaldo Cruz · BRUniversidade Salvador · BRYale University · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Objective: To describe the temporal trend and spatial distribution of congenital syphilis (CS) cases in the state of Bahia, Brazil between 2009 and 2018. Method: Mixed ecological study conducted through the analysis of data obtained from the Notifiable Diseases Information System and the Live Birth Information System. Global Moran Index I was performed in order to analyze spatial autocorrelation of CS cases in the municipalities of Bahia and the Local Spatial Association Indicator (LISA) was used to identify the formation of spatial regimes in the GeoDA software. Results: 8,786 cases of CS were registered in the period. An increasing growth in CS incidence, with a 511% increase between 2009 and 2018. Spatial autocorrelation was observed between the municipalities (I Moran = 0.452; Conclusion: The results showed that CS consolidates as a serious public health problem in Bahia, with an incidence 8.4 times higher in the period than the WHO target of 0.5/1,000 live births, predominantly related to inadequate prenatal care and social vulnerability indicators: young mothers with low education levels, as well as individuals identified as Black and multiracial. Thus, programs aimed at women of childbearing age and pregnant women need to be intensified.

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congenital syphilisecoepidemiologygeographic mappingprenatal caretime series studies

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PMID38516337
PMCPMC10956362
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