Abstract

ALMEIDA, Leziane Isolina Vilela; RAMOS, Salvador Boccaletti  and  FIGUEIREDO, Glória Lúcia Alves. Support and social network in the urban context: Perceptions of mothers of premature children. Aletheia [online]. 2019, vol.52, n.1, pp. 21-36. ISSN 1413-0394.

Cross-sectional research of a quantitative and qualitative approach with the objective of analyzing, through the Health Promotion referential, the perception of support and social network in the urban context. A MOS-SSS scale and a questionnaire were applied to 75 mothers of children up to 24 months of age, born prematurely and followed up in a specialized clinic of risk children. The social network of the majority has a maximum of three people, and 33% have no friends. The affective dimension of the family was the most perceived support (86.66%). From the city of housing they pointed out potentialities (family, access to health services, safety) and fragilities (leisure, public areas) which support the implementation of Health Promotion actions and policies. It is concluded that social network in the urban context, besides promoting the development and quality of life of premature infants, infers a high social support, necessary for a healthy municipality.

Keywords : city; premature; social support.

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