Knowledge and attitudes towards family use of Maternal Child Health Handbook in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
- VernacularTitle:Тав хүртэлх насны хүүхдийн эрүүл мэндийн дэвтрийн талаарх мэдлэг, хөтлөлт, нөлөөлөх хүчин зүйлийн судалгаа
- Author:
Khaliun A
1
;
Myagmartseren D
2
;
Undram L
3
Author Information
1. Department of preventive medicine, School of Public Health, MNUMS
2. Department of family medicine, School of Medicine, MNUMS
3. Department of health policy, School of Public Health, MNUMS
- Publication Type:Other Types
- Keywords:
Maternal and child health handbook;
Child development;
Knowledge;
Influencing factors
- From:
Mongolian Journal of Health Sciences
2025;88(4):200-203
- CountryMongolia
- Language:Mongolian
-
Abstract:
Background:The Maternal and Child Health Handbook is a long-term health monitoring tool that records children’s
health, immunization, and developmental stages from the prenatal period to age five. By using the MCH handbook togeth
er with parents and health workers, it is possible to increase health education for parents and prevent, and detect potential
developmental delays in children at an early age.
Aim:To detect the knowledge and attitudes toward family use of the MCH handbook
Materials and Methods:The study was conducted using an analytical study using cross-sectional design and included a
total of 373 parents and caregivers with children aged 1-4 in 4 districts of Ulaanbaatar city. When assessing knowledge,
correct answers were scored and grouped. When assessing the attitude, the parents were scored based on whether they
were recorded in the MCH handbook. To determine the relationship between influencing factors, a one-way logistic re
gression analysis was performed, which was considered statistically significant at a 95% confidence interval and p<0.05
and was performed using the SPSS 25 program.
Results:The mean age of the study participants was 33.5±6.5. Reading and keeping a handbook completely (p=0.0001)
was statistically significantly related to improving knowledge (p=0.0001). In studying the factors affecting handbook
records, the following were statistically significant: gestational age (OR=0.956, 95% CI [0.923, 0.990]), number of births
(OR=1.206, 95% CI [1.002, 1.452]). Factor influencing knowledge about the notebook is gestational age (OR=0.954,
95% CI [0.918, 0.992]).
Conclusions:The factor influencing knowledge about the health notebook of children under five years of age were gesta
tional age (p=0.017). The factors influencing the maintenance of the notebook were gestational age (p=0.011), number of
births (p=0.048), and whether the notebook was read completely (p=0.008).
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