Resumo (EN)
Objective – To identify the level of knowledge of pregnant women about syphilis, aiming to promote preventive care. Method – Cross - sectional, descriptive research with a quantitative approach. The participants, were 13 pregnant women with syphilis who answered a sociodemographic questionnaire and about the disease during routine medical visits performed at both a UBS and a Maternity Hospital in the north of São Paulo. This research was approved by CEP UNISA 2.492.364 and by CEP of the Municipal Hospital and Maternity-School Dr Mario de Moraes under 2.592.842 and by CEP of the Municipal Health Secretariat of São Paulo SMS / SP under 2.651.416. Results – In the case of syphilis in pregnant women, the predominant was the young age group, mostly brown, and the level of education was not necessarily complete. In order to analyze the results of the questions on knowledge, the COCHRAN G test was applied to study the knowledge of pregnant women in relation to the presented questions, set at 0.05 or 5% at the level of significance and when dealing with the knowledge of pregnant women, related to what would happen to the newborn if treatment was not adequately performed, a little less than half of the interviewees (46%) revealed that they were aware of the malformation and the possibility of neonatal death. Conclusion – The study indicated that even with the knowledge of how to prevent the affection of this condition, there are still failures to adopt protective measures at the moment of sexual intercourse.