Barriers to control syphilis and HIV vertical transmission in the health care system in the city of Sao Paulo.
Open Access
- 1 December 2014
- journal article
- research article
- Published by FapUNIFESP (SciELO) in Revista Brasileira de Epidemiologia
- Vol. 17 (4), 887-898
- https://doi.org/10.1590/1809-4503201400040008
Abstract
The objective of this study was to identify possible barriers to control vertical transmission of syphilis and HIV through the analysis of the orientation process of pregnant women from prenatal care to the obstetric center at an university hospital in Sao Paulo (Reference) and their return (with their exposed babies) for follow-up after hospital discharge (counter-reference).Keywords
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