SynthesisInternational journal of environmental research and public health2019
Are Parent-Held Child Health Records a Valuable Health Intervention? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
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- Effects of the maternal and child health handbook and other home-based records on mothers' non-health outcomes: a systematic review.BMJ open · 2022Pooled it
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- Roles of the Maternal and Child Health Handbook and Other Home-Based Records on Newborn and Child Health: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Pooled it
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- Role of Maternal and Child Health Handbook on Improving Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health Outcomes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- Parental Reminder Strategies and the Cost Implication for Improved Immunisation Outcomes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
- The Role of the Maternal and Child Health Handbook in Developmental Surveillance: The Exploration of Milestone Attainment Trajectories.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2022Article
- Child Development Monitoring in Well-baby Clinics in Kenya.International journal of MCH and AIDS · 2021Article
- Is Parent Engagement with a Child Health Home-Based Record Associated with Parents Perceived Attitude towards Health Professionals and Satisfaction with the Record? A Cross-Sectional Survey of Parents in New South Wales, Australia.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
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Abstract
Parent-held child health record (PHCHR), a public health intervention for promoting access to preventive health services, have been in use in many developed and developing countries. This review aimed to evaluate the use of the records toward promoting child health/development. We searched PubMed, PsycINFO, CINAHL, Cochrane Library and Google Scholar to identify relevant articles, of which 32 studies met the inclusion criteria. Due to considerable heterogeneity, findings were narratively synthesised. Outcomes with sufficient data were meta-analysed using a random-effects model. Odds Ratio (OR) was used to compute the pooled effect sizes at 95% confidence interval (CI). The pooled effect of the PHCHR on the utilisation of child/maternal healthcare was not statistically significant (OR = 1.31, 95% CI 0.92⁻1.88). However, parents who use the record in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC) were approximately twice as likely to adhere to child vaccinations (OR = 1.93, 95% CI 1.01⁻3.70), utilise antenatal care (OR = 1.60, 95% CI 1.23⁻2.08), and better breastfeeding practice (OR = 2.82, 95%CI 1.02⁻7.82). Many parents (average-72%) perceived the PHCHR as useful/important and majority (average-84%) took it to child clinics. Health visitors and nurses/midwives were more likely to use the record than hospital doctors. It is concluded that parents generally valued the PHCHR, but its effect on child health-related outcomes have only been demonstrated in LMIC.
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