Analysis of socioeconomic parameters on familiar risk stratification

INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVE: Health consolidation in Brazil was based on five principles - equity, universality, comprehensiveness, decentralization and social control - that guided the construction of Brazilian Health Unified System. Therefore, the first level of helth care was developed. Among it’s bases, stands out the Familiar Risk Stratification, fundamental key in the promotion of equity. It is an appliance that consists on gathering datas that reflects comunity health, and, based on socioeconomic and health parameters, prioritize families with greater difficulty. This tool is used on planning actions on health promotion by Family Health Unit. The main objective of this research is understand and discuss the criteria used for the determination of socioeconomic parameters in the Familiar Risk Stratification and classification of families. As specific objective, was analyzed the determination of leader family; per capita monthly income and family’s water supply. METHOD: The methodology used was systematic literature review of selected bibliography on scientific databases. RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS: Researches showed that some of the parameters used are incompatible with reality. The per capita monthly income of 60 reais (brazilian currency, about 15 dollars), for example, is a amount out of date - stablished before 2009 - that today is not enough for basic needs. The analysis of parameters of water supply and Family Leader of literacy were considered reasonable. It is important to emphasize the necessity of gathering reliable datas. Therefore, it is concluded that the Familiar Risk Stratification is undoubtedly an excellent tool in diagnosing general health of the community, even with its flaws.