Most children were classified has having a social vulnerability. It is imperative to create networks of support between the hospital and the primary healthcare service to promote healthcare practices directed to the needs of the child and family.
OBJECTIVE: To identify the vulnerabilities of children admitted to a pediatric inpatient
unit of a university hospital. METHODS: Cross-sectional, descriptive study from April to September 2013 with36 children
aged 30 days to 12 years old, admitted to medical-surgical pediatric inpatient
units of a university hospital and their caregivers. Data concerning
sociocultural, socioeconomic and clinical context of children and their families
were collected by interview with the child caregiver and from patients, records,
and analyzed by descriptive statistics. RESULTS: Of the total sample, 97.1% (n=132) of children had at least one type of
vulnerability, the majority related to the caregiver's level of education,
followed by caregiver's financial situation, health history of the child,
caregiver's family situation, use of alcohol, tobacco, and illicit drugs by the
caregiver, family's living conditions, caregiver's schooling, and bonding between
the caregiver and the child. Only 2.9% (n=4) of the children did not show any
criteria to be classified in a category of vulnerability. CONCLUSIONS: Most children were classified has having a social vulnerability. It is imperative
to create networks of support between the hospital and the primary healthcare
service to promote healthcare practices directed to the needs of the child and
family.
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