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Epidemiologia e Serviços de Saúde
Print version ISSN 1679-4974On-line version ISSN 2237-9622
Abstract
AMORIM, Leonardo de Paula et al. Filling process of the Child Health Record in health care services of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Epidemiol. Serv. Saúde [online]. 2018, vol.27, n.1, e201701116. Epub Feb 05, 2018. ISSN 1679-4974. http://dx.doi.org/10.5123/s1679-49742018000100016.
Objective:
to describe the filling process of the Child Health Record (CHR) in health care services.
Methods:
descriptive study held in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil; an interview was conducted with parents/guardians of children aged 3-5 years old; 21 essential items to child monitoring were observed in the CHR during the 2014 Multi-vaccination Day; fields that should be filled in maternity wards, Primary Health Care (PHC), and other services were assessed separately.
Results:
367 children (96.1%) were included; 44.5% of CHR presented ≥60% of completeness; among the items that should be recorded in maternity wards, birth weight showed the highest proportion of completeness (64.5%); for those that should be filled in PHC/other services, records of vaccines (94.0%) presented the highest completeness; there was more filling in maternity wards than in PHC and other services (p<0.001).
Conclusion:
a low proportion of filling was observed, especially in PHC and other services.
Keywords : Child Health; Primary Health Care; Hospitals, Maternity; Health Records, Personal; Growth and Development.