title: [Exposure to risk factors of Chilean children according to life status of the community of residence].
abstract: An instrument based in ten family health and well being indicators is presented to classify 334 counties in Chile. The Factors' or Vectors' Analysis (included in the S.A.S. packages of computational programs) has been used to assess the main associations among the indicators. In this case two vectors or factors represent 66% of the total variance. The results can be presented in three complementary ways. The first is "Z" score of each of the two factors that were built using either socio-economical or bio-medical variables; i.e. factor "SEC" (Socio-economical) and factor "BIO" (Bio-medical). These results can be represented in graphical coordinates. The second way is Suma Scale, which is built by adding the product of each of the ten regression coefficients--representing the association between the variables in the 334 counties--multiplied by the specific value of each variable in each county. It is postulated that the ranking obtained by this scale indicates the growing vulnerability of the counties. This scale does not include the measure of the amount of population at risk in each country. The third way is Percentage Scale. This scale considers the amount of children affected.
authors.affiliation: INTA, Instituto de Nutrición y Tecnología de los Alimentos, Universidad de Chile.
authors.forename: R F
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Mardones
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Díaz
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Risopatrón
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002677:Chile; D006801:Humans; D011788:Quality of Life; D012307:Risk Factors; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors
vernacular_title: Exposición a factores de riesgos de la niñez chilena según el nivel de vida de la comuna de residencia.