CHILD HEALTH BOOKLET: CARE COORDINATION AND ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE

• Main Authors: Letícia Helena Rosolem (Author), Ana Paula Contiero-Toninato (Author), Gabriel Zanin Sanguino (Author), Poliana Castro de Resende Bonati (Author), Valéria Dias Rezende (Author), Débora Falleiros de Mello (Author), Maria Cândida de Carvalho Furtado (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade Federal do Paraná, 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Summary

Objective: analyze factors associated with filling in child health booklets to promote care coordination and access to health care. Method: quantitative study conducted between January and June 2016, in a city in the state of São Paulo. A total of 284 mothers were interviewed and the booklets of their children were examined; results with p< 0.05 were considered significant. Results: low completion was identified for prenatal (5%), newborn data (40%), newborn screening (10%) and discharge (6%). Maternal education (p=0.006) was a factor associated with proper filling in of newborn data. Conclusion: the booklets were not a source of data for continued newborn care in the city investigated. Care coordination is strengthened by continued post-birth care and keeping adequate records. Filling in this instrument, incorporated into the practices of health services and professionals at every point in the childcare network enhances healthcare access.

Item Description

http://dx.doi.org/10.5380/ce.v24i0.61496
1414-8536
2176-9133