Risk factors for neonatal neurological disorders due to arboviruses and Zika virus co-infection in pregnant women
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https://doi.org/10.9789/2175-5361.rpcfo.v18.14522Keywords:
Infecção por Zika vírus, Complicações infecciosas na gravidez, MicrocefaliaAbstract
Objective: to analyze the risk factors for neurological changes in newborns by coinfection of zika virus and other arboviruses in pregnant women. Method: this is a descriptive study with a quantitative approach, to be conducted in the State of Maranhão with public access data available from the DATASUS. The sample was composed of 565 pregnant women with children born in the State of Maranhão and notified with Congenital Zika Virus Syndrome during the period from January 1, 2015 to August 31, 2022. Results: in 2016 had the highest number of notifications. There was a prevalence of newborns up to 28 days old with microcephaly, as well as young pregnant women between 20 and 24 years old, brown skinned, with single pregnancies. The presence of rash, followed by fever, were the complaints most reported by pregnant women. Serology for Zika virus was performed on six pregnant women and on 14 children after birth. Conclusion: the low socioeconomic and demographic index contributes to the increase of vulnerability of pregnant women to the risk of contracting Zika virus and developing microcephaly.
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