Prevalência da transmissão vertical do HIV em gestantes atendidas e tratadas no período pré-parto em um hospital do Vale do Rio Pardo.

Abstract

Explanation and goal: Women infected by HIV who get pregnant and do not make appropriate treatment protocols increase the risk of vertical transmission of HIV. Considering the stagnation of HIV in other regions of the country, the southern region still has the highest prevalence of the increase in the number of infected women. The introduction of antiretroviral prophylaxis already in prenatal and antepartum period enables the reduction of contamination, combined with the proper monitoring and treatment of exposed children up to 18 months old. The study aimed to estimate the prevalence of children born to infected mothers who contract HIV through vertical transmission in the city of Santa Cruz do Sul with patients who received care at the antepartum period in a teaching hospital. Methods: A cross-sectional and quantitative study of all exposed children through secondary information present in the Specialized Care Service which were forwarded. Results: From a sample of 46 children born from January 2010 to September 2013, a case (2.17%) of vertical transmission was identified, after 18 months of follow-up of exposed children. All the other children were discharged from the service, or dropped out after undetectable viral load. Conclusion: the proper treatment contributed to the prevention of disease, although some pregnant women showed no adherence to treatment during prenatal care, which explains the non-elimination of vertical transmission.