Effectivenessof Child Health Monitoring System in Simomulyo PHC Surabaya

• Main Author: Prima Dian Kartika Sari
• Format: Article
• Language: Indonesian
• Published: Universitas Airlangga 2017-10-01
• Series: Jurnal Berkala Epidemiologi
• Online Access: https://e-journal.unair.ac.id/JBE/article/view/4687

Infant mortality rate in Surabaya was increased in 2015. Simomulyo is a region with the highest infant mortality rate with the number of 16 deaths in 2015 and 12 deaths in 2016. Despite the high infant mortality rate, programs that related to child health indicators have been surpassed the percentage of service coverage. The purpose of this research is to evaluate the effectiveness of Child Health Monitoring System in Primary Health Care of Simomulyo with system approach consisting of input, process, and output variables. The method of this research is evaluative-descriptive with Village Midwifes, Midwife Coordinator, and program officer as research informant. The result of this study emphasized that input variables for data types and data sources have been implemented effectively. Evaluation of process variables for data compilation is indicated as effective, data collection, individual data tracking, and planning of action is indicated as fair, and data analysis is less effective. Evaluation of output variable for service coverage calculation is indicated as less effective. The conclusion of this research is the effectiveness of process and output variables are less effective. Researchers proposed several alternative solutions such as socialization and workshop for all officers and village midwifes, Constructing standardized report form for the use of data analyzing, individual data tracking, and planning of action. Keywords: Infant Mortality Rate, child health monitoring, surveillance system