Factores de riesgo psicosociales y de protección en las familias con niños menores de 12 años. Estudio en sectores urbanos Río Viejo, Marcelino Maridueña y sector California del cantón Portoviejo-Manabí, en el año 2022.

Abstract

This research aimed to analyze the role of the social worker in the intervention to low-income families in the California and Marcelino Maridueña sectors, for which a methodology was carried out with a qualitative, hermeneutic and descriptive analytical semi-structured interview to determine the risk and protection factors. The sample for this analysis was composed of 5 families per sector giving a total of 10 families. The results obtained were positive since it was possible to show the lack of support from the competent authorities and it was possible to observe the needs that this group of family passes q was chosen as a sample. In conclusion, in some family’s relationships are conflictive, which is especially affected by the emotional situations of children and women. In addition, this situation is aggravated by the economic problems they face in families, since most parents are unemployed and live on the little they can generate in jobs by work or through survival strategies, such as selling poultry, fruits or vegetables.