Records of growth and development data in the child health handbook

OBJECTIVE: The aim was to analyse the input of growth and development data in the Child Health Handbook. METHOD: This is a cross-sectional study conducted in Cuiabá, Brazil, on August 13, 2011, with the application of a questionnaire and direct observation of 950 handbooks. We included children unde...

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Main Authors: Simone Mourão Abud, Maria Aparecida Munhoz Gaíva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul
Series:Revista Gaúcha de Enfermagem
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spelling doaj-701db3298ca84e5b84d968a8afeed5572020-11-24T22:52:48ZengUniversidade Federal do Rio Grande do SulRevista Gaúcha de Enfermagem 1983-14473629710510.1590/1983-1447.2015.02.48427S1983-14472015000200097Records of growth and development data in the child health handbookSimone Mourão AbudMaria Aparecida Munhoz GaívaOBJECTIVE: The aim was to analyse the input of growth and development data in the Child Health Handbook. METHOD: This is a cross-sectional study conducted in Cuiabá, Brazil, on August 13, 2011, with the application of a questionnaire and direct observation of 950 handbooks. We included children under one year of age who resided in Cuiabá, accompanied by their mothers or guardians who were in possession of the handbook. Data were analyzed by calculating the prevalence ratio (PR) and Chi-Square test, with a significance level set at 5%. The project was approved by the Ethics Committee under Opinion No. 882/2010. RESULTS: Of the analyzed handbooks, 95.4% of the development data and 79.6% of the data in the growth charts were incomplete or missing. CONCLUSION: The low rate of growth and development data input in the handbooks reveals the need to create awareness among the population, health care professionals and managers on the importance of handbooks, and the need to invest in training and the empowerment of professionals in relation to its proper use.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1983-14472015000200097&lng=en&tlng=enSalud del niñoCrecimiento y desarrolloVigilancia en salud públicaRegistros personales de saludAtención primaria de salud
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Maria Aparecida Munhoz Gaíva
Records of growth and development data in the child health handbook
Revista Gaúcha de Enfermagem
Salud del niño
Crecimiento y desarrollo
Vigilancia en salud pública
Registros personales de salud
Atención primaria de salud
author_facet Simone Mourão Abud
Maria Aparecida Munhoz Gaíva
author_sort Simone Mourão Abud
title Records of growth and development data in the child health handbook
title_short Records of growth and development data in the child health handbook
title_full Records of growth and development data in the child health handbook
title_fullStr Records of growth and development data in the child health handbook
title_full_unstemmed Records of growth and development data in the child health handbook
title_sort records of growth and development data in the child health handbook
publisher Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul
series Revista Gaúcha de Enfermagem
issn 1983-1447
description OBJECTIVE: The aim was to analyse the input of growth and development data in the Child Health Handbook. METHOD: This is a cross-sectional study conducted in Cuiabá, Brazil, on August 13, 2011, with the application of a questionnaire and direct observation of 950 handbooks. We included children under one year of age who resided in Cuiabá, accompanied by their mothers or guardians who were in possession of the handbook. Data were analyzed by calculating the prevalence ratio (PR) and Chi-Square test, with a significance level set at 5%. The project was approved by the Ethics Committee under Opinion No. 882/2010. RESULTS: Of the analyzed handbooks, 95.4% of the development data and 79.6% of the data in the growth charts were incomplete or missing. CONCLUSION: The low rate of growth and development data input in the handbooks reveals the need to create awareness among the population, health care professionals and managers on the importance of handbooks, and the need to invest in training and the empowerment of professionals in relation to its proper use.
topic Salud del niño
Crecimiento y desarrollo
Vigilancia en salud pública
Registros personales de salud
Atención primaria de salud
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