Association of Psychoactive Substance Use With Syphilis and HIV Positivity Among Pregnant Women Receiving Prenatal Care in Belém, Northern Brazil
Luciano Chaves Franco Filho, Herald Souza dos Reis, Yan Corrêa Rodrigues, Cintya de Oliveira Souza, Felipe Bomfim Freitas, Rodrigo Santos de Oliveira, Gabriel Silas Marinho Sousa, Maria Luiza Bazzo, Pamela Cristina Gaspar, Adele Schwartz Benzaken, Joana da Felicidade Ribeiro Favacho, Daniela Cristin · 2026
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Luciano Franco Filho and co-authors studied infections in pregnant women in Brazil in two thousand twenty-six. Syphilis in pregnancy still challenges northern Brazil. Passing infections to the baby is the core risk. Substance use may track with higher infection rates. The team worked in Belem, a large Amazonian city. Women receiving prenatal care formed the study group.
Nearly four hundred women joined the cross-section. Interviews covered clinical and social background. Lab tests checked for HIV and syphilis. Modern assays confirmed HIV diagnoses. The team estimated how common each infection was. They then linked positivity to drug and alcohol use. Results can focus screening where vulnerability clusters.
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| CREATOR | Luciano Chaves Franco Filho, Herald Souza dos Reis, Yan Corrêa Rodrigues, Cintya de Oliveira Souza, Felipe Bomfim Freitas, Rodrigo Santos de Oliveira, Gabriel Silas Marinho Sousa, Maria Luiza Bazzo, Pamela Cristina Gaspar, Adele Schwartz Benzaken, Joana da Felicidade Ribeiro Favacho, Daniela Cristin |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 39 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |