Results of the evaluation of maternal and child health record keeping
- VernacularTitle:Эх, хүүхдийн эрүүл мэндийн дэвтэр хөтлөлтийг үнэлсэн үр дүн
- Author:
Narantuya S
1
,
2
;
Sumberzul N
3
;
Bayarmagnai L
4
;
Amarjargal D
5
;
Davaalkham D
6
Author Information
1. Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, MNUMS
2. Central Hospital, MNUMS
3. Academic School, MNUMS
4. Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, MNUMSDepartment of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, MNUMS
5. World Academy of Young Scientists
6. School of Public Health, MNUMS
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Child weight;
Maternal and child health hand books (pink handbook) needs
- From:
Mongolian Journal of Health Sciences
2025;85(1):232-238
- CountryMongolia
- Language:Mongolian
-
Abstract:
Background:A particular appealing problem in the medical field of our country is non-communicable diseases, which
are derived from child development and lifestyle, prevention and the decision was approved on being used the maternal
and child health handbook in order to be promptly needed the publicly covered medical policy toward those. Several researchers have noted that in developed countries longitudinal studies are used for checking and controlling in wide range
of epidemic diseases and health issues for maternal and child, pregnancy and postpartum period as well as this method is
directed to be found out multiple information and knowledge.
Not having studied enough how well current situations for postpartum period and maternal and child health in our countryside is become the foundation for our research work. Moreover, it needs to be found out what kind of factors, which
are effected on children who were born to the year of 2010 in Bulgan province, where it started using the first and only
maternal and child health handbook (so called a pink handbook) in Mongolia, health issues. Also, the foundation of this
study was to be needed to focus on our attention to which level of the medical field in order to improve those generations
health issues are improved,
Aim: to evaluate of a written usage of the maternal and child health handbook, to define its needs, to advertise its results
to the public.
Materials and Methods: The study is made with a cohort design of an analytical method based on collected information
in 2013, of mothers and children, who are in need, giving birth and being born in 2010 and the results were made on Stata
17 program. The answers were taken with the base study of 2013 from 1015 original case sources within study groups in
needs, and collected information covered with current and actual local situation, as well as to be involved in mothers and
children, who gave birth and were born in 17 sums’ health institutions of Bulgan province.
Results: Participants age range and educational backgrounds; 70.34 % of mothers were between 20-34 ages, 29.36% of
mothers were 35 and over ages. 1.51% of uneducated mothers, 39.06 % of high school graduates, 49.1% of permanent
residents, 45.38 % of temporary or nomadic or the smallest units residents of administration, 92.08% of married, 39.88%
of families are consisted in members over 5, 52.12% of boys with average weights of 3389.8 grams during the period
of being born, 9.86% of heavy pregnancy or heavy weight fetuses, 4.14% of light weight fetuses or light weight infants.
Plus, the study was defined the mothers educational background to be great and helpful strength to use and record and to
define the usages of the maternal and child health handbook, which was given and thoroughly explained to the mothers
at the beginning.
The leading diseases and their reasons were among three-year aged children, who were covered and recorded with 173
severe burnt, 42 falling injuries from something, 22 being hit and 19 were bitten by animals.
In this study there were 17.83% of participants without the maternal and child health handbooks (pink handbooks),
81.77% of participants carried their pink handbooks with them when they went to the health facilities, 68.47% of them,
who were gotten explanations from the doctors, when the pink handbooks were opened by, 71.72% of participants answered the pink handbooks to be needed. The results of this study have indicated that 71.72% of mothers, who used it at
first time, answered the maternal and child health handbooks were very important and handy for understanding to check
and observe for mothers and children’s development and growth.
Conclusion: It was the leading reason, which was predominantly recorded with cases of burning, falling injuries, hit
and bitten by animals among three-year of children, who were participated in this study. There were high amounts of
respiratory diseases and diarrheas among toddlers. 71.72% of participants considered that the maternal and child health
handbooks were important.
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