Petra-Micu I, Espinosa-Flores RM, Esquivel-Soto J, Valle-Molina L

Language: Spanish
References: 15
Page: 75-80
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ABSTRACT

Objective: Our aim was to analyze the familial characteristics of pre-medical students rotating at primary-level healthcare centers in the Mexico City, Mexico metropolitan area during their medical internship. Design: Our study was descriptive, transversal, and retrospective. Materials and Methods: Information was obtained from direct interviews of 99 fifth-year pre-medical students of three generations of fifth-year students at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (23.3%, Faculty of Higher Studies Zaragoza (24.2%) the National Polytechnical Institute (22.2%), the Justo Sierra University Medical School (14.1%), and at the Mexican Autonomous University (7.1%). Each student drew a genogram of his/her family that was analyzed during this study. Results: Seventy nine percent of students were healthy, most frequent illnesses were endocrinal and gastrointestinal diseases, and three students were at risk of death (severe cardiovascular and endocrinal problems). Twenty percent came from one-parent or reconstructed homes, with our understanding that these students possessed more possibilities of having to confront more problems during their studies than students with no familial or disease problems. The mother-son relationship was weak in 15 cases (15.2%), positive in 78 (78.8%), and conflictive in six (6.1%). Conclusions: Students had more conflicts with their mothers if the latter had a lower academic level, while students demonstrated greater satisfaction when the mother completed finished high school. Results suggest that having an integrated family facilitates health and education, and that it is important to take into consideration that even with problems there is a group of students capable of reaching beyond these and concluding their studies.

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