Association between the ownership of home-based records and continuous, quality maternal and child health service utilisation: a multi-country analysis of Demographic Health Surveys from 18 low- and middle-income countries
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Summary
This summary is machine-generated.Home-based records (HBRs) improve maternal and child health service use in low- and middle-income countries. While HBR ownership boosts care continuity, specific handbooks like the Maternal and Child Health Handbook (MCHHB) showed no superior advantage over other HBR types.
Area Of Science
- Global Health
- Maternal and Child Health
- Health Informatics
Background
- Continuity and quality of maternal and child health (MCH) services are critical challenges in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).
- Home-based records (HBRs), such as the integrated Maternal and Child Health Handbook (MCHHB), show potential for enhancing consistent MCH service utilization and care quality.
- This study evaluates the impact of HBRs on the continuum of quality MCH care.
Purpose Of The Study
- To assess the association between owning HBRs and the continuum of quality MCH care.
- To identify differences in this association between MCHHB and other types of HBRs.
- To understand how HBRs influence the consistent provision of MCH services.
Main Methods
- Pooled analysis of Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) data from 18 LMICs.
- Definition of the continuum of quality MCH care: quality antenatal care (ANC), skilled birth attendance, and quality postnatal care (qPNC).
- Multivariable logistic regression used to analyze associations between HBR ownership, HBR type, and the continuum of care, adjusting for covariates.
Main Results
- HBR ownership was significantly associated with higher odds of completing the continuum of quality MCH care.
- No significant differences in continuum of care were found between MCHHB owners and owners of other HBR types.
- MCHHB ownership showed a significant association with improved uptake of specific ANC services, like urine and blood tests.
Conclusions
- Owning HBRs positively correlates with increased utilization of quality MCH services.
- While MCHHB ownership is linked to better uptake of certain tests, it did not demonstrate a significant advantage over other HBRs for the overall continuum of care.
- Further research is recommended to investigate the impact of actual HBR usage, provider factors, and variations in HBR content.
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