Observational Study
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World J Obstet Gynecol. Jun 29, 2022; 11(3): 20-32
Published online Jun 29, 2022. doi: 10.5317/wjog.v11.i3.20
Prevalence and factors associated with non-adherence to therapy among partners of pregnant women with syphilis in a city of northeastern Brazil
Lilian Pinto Mota Rodrigues Fernandes, Caline Novais Teixeira Oliveira, Breno Bittencourt de Brito, Fabrício Freire de Melo, Cláudio Lima Souza, Márcio Vasconcelos Oliveira
Lilian Pinto Mota Rodrigues Fernandes, Caline Novais Teixeira Oliveira, Breno Bittencourt de Brito, Fabrício Freire de Melo, Cláudio Lima Souza, Márcio Vasconcelos Oliveira, Instituto Multidisciplinar em Saúde, Universidade Federal da Bahia, Vitória da Conquista 45029-094, Bahia, Brazil
Author contributions: All authors equally contributed to this paper with conception and design of the study, literature review and analysis, manuscript drafting, critical revision, and editing, and approval of the final version.
Institutional review board statement: This study was reviewed and approved by the Ethical Committee of Research in Human Beings of the Multidisciplinary institute of Health-Campus Anísio Teixeira from the Federal University of Bahia (IMS-CAT/UFBA) under the protocol number 97664818.3.0000.5556 and committee opinion number 2.995.408.
Informed consent statement: All study participants provided written consent prior to study enrollment.
Conflict-of-interest statement: All authors of this manuscript have no conflicts of interest to disclose.
Data sharing statement: There is no additional data available.
STROBE statement: The authors have read the STROBE Statement—checklist of items, and the manuscript was prepared and revised according to the STROBE Statement—checklist of items.
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Corresponding author: Fabrício Freire de Melo, PhD, Professor, Instituto Multidisciplinar em Saúde, Universidade Federal da Bahia, Instituto Multidisciplinar em Saúde, Universidade Federal da Bahia, Rua Hormindo Barros, 58, Quadra 17, Lote 58, Vitória da Conquista 45029-094, Bahia, Brazil. freiremeloufba@gmail.com
Received: January 17, 2022
Peer-review started: January 17, 2022
First decision: March 16, 2022
Revised: March 30, 2022
Accepted: June 3, 2022
Article in press: June 3, 2022
Published online: June 29, 2022
Core Tip

Core Tip: Treating infected pregnant women and their partners is a challenging step in the prevention of syphilis vertical transmission. This study evaluated the prevalence and factors associated with the therapeutic adhesion among partners of pregnant women with syphilis in a county of northeastern Brazil. Here we demonstrated an important lack of treatment among the study partners, which was associated with various socioeconomic factors.