Syphilis notifications among pregnant women in Campo Grande, state of Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil, 2011 to 2017.

Introduction: Syphilis is a sexually transmitted infection caused by Treponema pallidum. Considering the high rates of syphilis in pregnancy and congenital syphilis reported in Brazil in the past, and their serious consequences, this study described the epidemiological and clinical profile of pregnant women with a confirmed diagnosis of syphilis in Campo Grande, in the state of Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil, from 2011 to 2017.

Methods: This is a descriptive study, based on syphilis notifications among pregnant women reported to the Sistema de Informação de Agravos de Notificação (National System of Disease Notification of Brazil).

Quality of life in adults with sickle cell disease: an integrative review of the literature.

Objective: To identify the available evidence in the literature on health-related quality of life in adults with sickle cell disease.

Method: integrative review of MEDLINE, CUMED, LILACS and SciELO databases, from articles developed in this area, published between 2005 and 2015, in English, Portuguese or Spanish.

Results: 22 articles were included, six scales were used to evaluate health-related quality of life scores: three generic and three specific.

[Sexual violence against adolescents: notifications filed in the Child and Adolescent Protective Services in the city of Campo Grande, state of Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil].

Unlabelled: This study examines reports of sexual violence against adolescents in 2007 and 2008 made with the North- and South-District Child and Adolescent Protective Services of Campo Grande, the capital city of the state of Mato Grosso do Sul Brazil. Data for this retrospective, descriptive and quantitative research were collected from the services' archives on sexual violence against adolescents.

Results: most victims were females.