Adapting home-based records for maternal and child health to users' capacities

• DOI: 10.2471/blt.18.216119
• Publication Date: 2019-03-28T14:32:36Z
• Authors: Keiko Osaki; Hirotsugu Aiga
• Keywords: Medical record; Child Health

Home-based records have been used in both low- and high-income countries to improve maternal child health. Traditionally, these were mostly stand-alone that supported a single health-related programme, such as the vaccination card or growth chart. Recently, an increasing number of are using integrated home-based support all part programmes, health handbook. Policy-makers' expectations often unrealistic important functions remain underused, leading loss confidence process, wasted resources opportunities for care. We need examine gaps between extent which users (pregnant women, mothers, caregivers health-care workers) knowledgeable skilful enough make those expected happen. Three key functions, with levels complexity, may be planned records: (i) data recording storage; (ii) behaviour change communication, (iii) monitoring referral. define function-capacity conceptual framework showing how complexity record requires greater capacity among its users. The type optimal should strategically selected accordance not only demands system, but also capacities