Resumen

GARCIA CARMENATE, Mayra  y  DIAZ-PERERA FERNANDEZ, Georgia. Characterization of family health in an outpatient clinic: Plaza de la Revolución. 2006. Rev haban cienc méd [online]. 2008, vol.7, n.2. ISSN 1729-519X.

The family is the environment were it is initially established the behavior and decisions in health matters, being the first supporting net that the individuals have for all their lives. A descriptive transversal study was done with the families that belonged to the outpatient clinic No. 22 with the aim to characterize them and determine their functionality. 127 families were studied out of the 152 that were our universe. The data were processed in Excel and the SPSS data base. We found a high proportion of nuclear families, medium ones and those in contraction phase, according to the variables applied for the familiar characterization. The main difficulties of the families were those related with the non accomplishment of the economic and educative functions, given by their medications acquirement and their unemployment, as well as, having in consideration the factors that influence the material conditions of their lives, families had difficulties because of the cram index and the satisfaction with income, predominating those mildly satisfied and unsatisfied ones. All of which has a repercussion in family function.

Palabras clave : Family; Familiar characterization; familiar functionality.