Analysis of the quality of information in medical files from pregnant women with positive VDRL test

Abstract

The aim of this study was to analyze the quality of the medical files of pregnant women with a positive VDRL test in a primary level health care facility between 2000 and 2005. This is a retrospective and descriptive study, carried out in a teaching institution in Fortaleza, State of Ceará, from September to October 2006. Nineteen medical files of pregnant women with a positive VDRL test were analyzed. Variables evaluated were: prescribed treatment of the pregnant woman, summons and treatment of the sexual partner, post-treatment VDRL titers and case notification. Eight (42%) medical files had no information about the treatment provided to the pregnant woman; 15 (79%) had no information about summoning of the sexual partner; 19 (100%) contained no information related to partner treatment, seven (38%) had no information about post-treatment VDRL titers, and 16 (84%) had no information about case notification. One can concluded that information available in the medical files of pregnant women with positive VDRL tests receiving pre-natal care is precarious, impairing more effective action in controlling prenatal syphilis in the health care facility studied.