Caracterización del riesgo familiar de las familias que cuentan con miembros de atención prioritaria. Casos en la provincia de Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas, cantón La Concordia 2022.

Abstract

The present investigation arises to know the problem of psychosocial risk within families that have members of priority attention, biological, health and socioeconomic risks can significantly affect the family environment. The methods used were a quantitative approach and in the deductive paradigm with a survey instrument from the Ministry of Public Health. The sample considered in the research corresponds to sixty families with a total of 215 people who live in the urban area of Cantón la Concordia during the year 2022, within these families there are members of people considered priority care, including people with disabilities, older adults, children, and adolescents. The results were. Socioeconomic Risk 37% of the 60 families interviewed do not have a salary or remuneration, it is clear that 87% earn less than a basic salary, 88% have informal employment, biological risk 10% suffer from diabetes, followed by a 7% have hypertension and 4% suffer from comorbidity between diabetes and hypertension, 3% of pregnant women have some health problem and finally 4% of the families surveyed have some type of disability. Socio-sanitary risk we found that 38% of the sample has poor liquid waste disposal, 63% have dogs, 20% cats and 10% have poultry, finally, 20% consume well water, although 50% have access to water from the public network, 30% buy bottled water and no person uses water filtration methods.