In this context, primary healthcare’ physicians have an opportunity to reduce risk for diverse group of cardiovascular, metabolic and oncologic diseases associated with female climacteric and to improve quality life of affected. 2 In this group, its estimated that 55% have climacteric symptoms, 3 would amount to 168.974 women these characteristics. In Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico, exist 307,225 women among 35-55 years-old. These factors are transcendent in developing countries. These conditions can diminish quality life in this specific group of women, 1 by other way population aging with a large number of climacteric patients has great challenges in the identification of risk factors, population educational programs about natural consequences of aging and the preservation of health and quality life in mean age women. Intervenções educativas são necessárias.Īn important number of mean age women have vasomotor symptoms as hot flashes and night sweats, and other alterations usually associated with diminished levels of endogenous estrogen. ConclusõesĬompetência clínica para o diagnóstico e tratamento do climatério é nula ou muito baixa em cuidados médicos primários de saúde na Cidade de Guadalajara. Não se encontraram diferenças significativas para comparar unidade médica, sexo, especialidade, treinamento prévio em sintomas do climatério feminino, tipo de contrato, turno de trabalho e certificações médicas (p > 0,05). ResultadosĬompetências clínicas medianas em cinco unidades básicas de saúde foram de 8 a 21 pontos em uma escala com valor máximo de 108. Obtivemos estatística descritiva e comparação do nível de proficiência no trabalho de acordo com as características demográficas e acadêmicas com o uso do método não paramétrico. Medimos competência clínica com um instrumento especialmente concebido e validado (confiabilidade p = 0,92 de acordo com o teste de Kuder-Richardson). MétodosĮstudo transversal e multicêntrico com 78 médicos de cinco unidades básicas de saúde do Instituto Mexicano de Segurança Social na Cidade de Guadalajara, Jalisco, México. Medir competência clínica para o diagnóstico e tratamento do climatério feminino nos médicos a partir de um sistema de segurança social mexicano. ConclusionsĬlimacteric clinical competence is null or very low in primary health care physicians from Guadalajara City. We do not found significant differences to compare medical unit, gender, specialty, previous training in female climacteric symptoms, contract type, workshift and medical certifications ( p > 0.05). ResultsĬlinical competencies medians in five primary health care units were 8–21 points in a scale with maximum value of 108. We obtained descriptive statistics and compared proficiency level accord to labor, demographic and academic characteristics using no-parametric statistic. We measured clinical competence with an instrument specially designed and validated (reliability p = 0.92 accord to Kuder–Richardson test). MethodsĬross-sectional and multi-centric study in 78 physicians from five primary health care units from the Mexican Institute of Social Security in Guadalajara City, Jalisco, Mexico. Measure clinical competence for female climacteric diagnosis and treatment in physicians from a Mexican social security system.