scholarly journals Cross-sectional study of a child health care programme at one family practice centre in Saudi Arabia

2000 ◽  
Vol 6 (2-3) ◽  
pp. 246-259
Author(s):  
M. S. Khattab
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Child Health ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Child Health Care ◽  
Process Of Care ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Care Programme ◽  
Health Care Programme ◽  
Child Spacing ◽  
Duration Of Breastfeeding

We randomly selected 100 mothers with children under 2 years attending an immunization clinic to measure satisfaction with and the effects of a child health care programme. Mean duration of breastfeeding was 10.7 +/- 6.9 months; 37% of children were exclusively breastfed, 16% artificially fed and 47% mixed fed. Breastfeeding knowledge scores were good or fair for most mothers. Only 26% used effective contraception and 46% had a child-spacing of < 12 months. We found 78.6% of lactating mothers had well or fairly balanced diets. Process of care was satisfactory in 73% of records reviewed, programme structure was satisfactory and 91% of mothers were satisfied with the programme

scholarly journals Men’s knowledge and awareness of maternal, neonatal and child health care in rural Bangladesh: a comparative cross sectional study

2012 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hashima E Nasreen ◽  
Margaret Leppard ◽  
Mahfuz Al Mamun ◽  
Masuma Billah ◽  
Sabuj Kanti Mistry ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Child Health ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Child Health Care ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Rural Bangladesh ◽  
Men’S Knowledge ◽  
And Child Health

scholarly journals Costs and effects of conventional vision screening and photoscreening in the Dutch preventive child health care system

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Catharina P B Van der Ploeg ◽  
Manon Grevinga ◽  
Iris Eekhout ◽  
Eline Vlasblom ◽  
Caren I Lanting ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Child Health ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Child Health Care ◽  
Test Duration ◽  
Vision Screening ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Number Of Children ◽  
Preventive Child Health Care

Abstract Background Little is known about costs and effects of vision screening strategies to detect amblyopia. Aim of this study was to compare costs and effects of conventional (optotype) vision screening, photoscreening or a combination in children aged 3–6 years. Methods Population-based, cross-sectional study in preventive child health care in The Hague. Children aged 3 years (3y), 3 years and 9 months (3y9m) or 5–6 years (5/6y) received the conventional chart vision screening and a test with a photoscreener (Plusoptix S12C). Costs were based on test duration and additional costs for devices and diagnostic work-up. Results Two thousand, one hundred and forty-four children were included. The estimated costs per child screened were €17.44, €20.37 and €6.90 for conventional vision screening at 3y, 3y9m and 5/6y, respectively. For photoscreening, these estimates were €6.61, €7.52 and €9.40 and for photoscreening followed by vision screening if the result was unclear (combination) €9.32 (3y) and €9.33 (3y9m). The number of children detected with amblyopia by age were 9, 14 and 5 (conventional screening), 6, 13 and 3 (photoscreening) and 10 (3y) and 15 (3y9m) (combination), respectively. The estimated costs per child diagnosed with amblyopia were €1500, €1050 and €860 for conventional vision screening, €860, €420 and €1940 for photoscreening and €730 (3y) and €450 (3y9m) for the combination. Conclusions Combining photoscreening with vision screening seems promising to detect amblyopia in children aged 3y/3y9m, whereas conventional screening seems preferable at 5/6y. As the number of study children with amblyopia is small, further research on the effects of these screening alternatives in detecting children with amblyopia is recommended.

scholarly journals Implementation of a web-based national child health-care programme in a local context: A complex facilitator role

2018 ◽  
Vol 46 (20_suppl) ◽  
pp. 80-86 ◽  
Author(s):  
Johanna Tell ◽  
Ewy Olander ◽  
Peter Anderberg ◽  
Johan Sanmartin Berglund
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Decision Support ◽  
Child Health ◽  
Local Context ◽  
Successful Implementation ◽  
Child Health Care ◽  
Care Programme ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Health Care Programme ◽  
Care Coordinators

Aim: The aim of this study was to investigate child health-care coordinators’ experiences of being a facilitator for the implementation of a new national child health-care programme in the form of a web-based national guide. Methods: The study was based on eight remote, online focus groups, using Skype for Business. A qualitative content analysis was performed. Results: The analysis generated three categories: adapt to a local context, transition challenges and led by strong incentives. There were eight subcategories. In the latent analysis, the theme ‘Being a facilitator: a complex role’ was formed to express the child health-care coordinators’ experiences. Conclusions: Facilitating a national guideline or decision support in a local context is a complex task that requires an advocating and mediating role. For successful implementation, guidelines and decision support, such as a web-based guide and the new child health-care programme, must match professional consensus and needs and be seen as relevant by all. Participation in the development and a strong bottom-up approach was important, making the web-based guide and the programme relevant to whom it is intended to serve, and for successful implementation. The study contributes valuable knowledge when planning to implement a national web-based decision support and policy programme in a local health-care context.

scholarly journals Women’s development group leaders’ promotion of maternal, neonatal and child health care in Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 1748845 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fisseha Ashebir ◽  
Araya Abrha Medhanyie ◽  
Afework Mulugeta ◽  
Lars Åke Persson ◽  
Della Berhanu
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Child Health ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Child Health Care ◽  
Women's Development ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Group Leaders ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
And Child Health ◽  
Development Group

scholarly journals Detecting bacteriuria in a primary maternal and child health care programme

BMJ ◽  
1988 ◽  
Vol 296 (6626) ◽  
pp. 906-907 ◽  
Author(s):  
K S Joseph ◽  
K N Brahmadathan ◽  
S. Abraham ◽  
A. Joseph
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Child Health ◽  
Maternal And Child Health ◽  
Child Health Care ◽  
Care Programme ◽  
Health Care Programme ◽  
And Child Health

scholarly journals Convergent and discriminative validity of the Frail-VIG index with the EQ-5D-3L in people cared for in primary health care

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Juan-José Zamora-Sánchez ◽  
Edurne Zabaleta-del-Olmo ◽  
Vicente Gea-Caballero ◽  
Iván Julián-Rochina ◽  
Gemma Pérez-Tortajada ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Primary Health Care ◽  
Convergent Validity ◽  
Frailty Index ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Care Programme ◽  
Discriminative Validity ◽  
Primary Health ◽  
Related Quality

Abstract Background The Frail-VIG frailty index has been developed recently. It is an instrument with a multidimensional approach and a pragmatic purpose that allows rapid and efficient assessment of the degree of frailty in the context of clinical practice. Our aim was to investigate the convergent and discriminative validity of the Frail-VIG frailty index with regard to EQ-5D-3L value. Methods We carried out a cross-sectional study in two Primary Health Care (PHC) centres of the Catalan Institute of Health (Institut Català de la Salut), Barcelona (Spain) from February 2017 to January 2019. Participants in the study were all people included under a home care programme during the study period. No exclusion criteria were applied. We used the EQ-5D-3L to measure Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) and the Frail-VIG index to measure frailty. Trained PHC nurses administered both instruments during face-to-face assessments in a participant’s home during usual care. The relationships between both instruments were examined using Pearson’s correlation coefficient and multiple linear regression analyses. Results Four hundred and twelve participants were included in this study. Frail-VIG score and EQ-5D-3L value were negatively correlated (r = − 0.510; P < 0.001). Non-frail people reported a substantially better HRQoL than people with moderate and severe frailty. EQ-5D-3L value declined significantly as the Frail-VIG index score increased. Conclusions Frail-VIG index demonstrated a convergent validity with the EQ-5D-3L value. Its discriminative validity was optimal, as their scores showed an excellent capacity to differentiate between people with better and worse HRQoL. These findings provide additional pieces of evidence for construct validity of the Frail-VIG index.

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