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[Records of growth and development data in the child health handbook]

Simone Mourão Abud1, Maria Aparecida Munhoz Gaíva2

  • 1Centro Universitário de Várzea Grande, Cuiabá, MT, Brazil.

Revista Gaucha De Enfermagem
|September 4, 2015
PubMed

Insights

Most Child Health Handbooks lack complete growth and development data, indicating a need for better professional training and public awareness regarding their importance.

Area of Science:

  • Pediatrics
  • Public Health
  • Health Information Management

Context:

  • Child Health Handbook (CHH) is a crucial tool for monitoring child development.
  • Inadequate data input in CHHs can hinder effective healthcare.
  • This study addresses data completeness in CHHs in Cuiabá, Brazil.

Purpose:

  • To analyze the completeness of growth and development data recorded in Child Health Handbooks.
  • To identify deficiencies in data input within the CHH system.

Summary:

  • A cross-sectional study observed 950 Child Health Handbooks of children under one year in Cuiabá, Brazil.
  • 95.4% of development data and 79.6% of growth chart data were incomplete or missing.
  • Data analysis utilized prevalence ratio and Chi-Square tests.

Impact:

  • Highlights a critical gap in routine pediatric data collection.
  • Underscores the necessity for enhanced training for healthcare professionals on CHH utilization.
  • Emphasizes the need for increased awareness among the public, healthcare providers, and managers about the importance of complete CHH data.
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