title: Evaluation of the vulnerability of families assisted in primary care in Brazil.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  to characterize the profiles of families in the area covered by a Primary Health Center and to identify those in a vulnerable situation.
  
  
  METHODS
  this is an epidemiological, observational, cross-sectional and quantitative study. 320 home visits were made, defined by a random sample of the areas covered by the Urban Center 1 in the city of São Sebastião, in Brazil's Federal District. A structured questionnaire was used for data collection, elaborated based on the Family Development Index (FDI).
  
  
  RESULTS
  there was a predominance of young families, women, and low levels of schooling. The FDI permitted the identification of families in situations of "high" and "very high" vulnerability. The most critical dimensions were: "access to knowledge" and "access to work".
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  the study indicated the importance of greater investments in the areas of education, work and income, and highlighted the need for the use of a wider concept of vulnerability by the health services.
authors.affiliation: Secretaria de Estado de Saúde do Distrito Federal, Brazil.
authors.forename: Tharsila Martins Rios
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: da Silva
authors.forename: Márcia Regina Martins
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Alvarenga
authors.forename: Maria Amélia de Campos
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Oliveira
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001938:Brazil; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004522:Educational Status; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011320:Primary Health Care; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D035862:Vulnerable Populations; D055815:Young Adult