Adaptive Multi-Services System for Maternal and Child Health Care on Mobile Application (AM-Care)

Health Care Services ◽

Health Management ◽

Child Health Care ◽

Web Based ◽

Fully Integrated ◽

Care Services ◽

Addressing efforts towards the improvement of maternal and child health management can often prove to be problematic in context to successfully obtaining healthcare and medical treatment information from health care professionals. In this regard, the authors propose an adaptive multi-service system that contains fully integrated health care services, medical treatment services, and maternal and child health management. The system utilized both web-based and mobile technology for implementing the application. A practical framework for generating individual maternal and child health care is also presented from data repositories and fully integrated functional health care services to support an improved quality of life for both mother and children. The application, namely AM-Care, consists of the three main components, i.e., Control Centre Component, Web-based Components, and Mobile Components. Also, AM-Care has the important add-on features such as emergency services and warning services.

The Influence of Federal Regional Offices on State Medicaid Maternal and Child Health-Care Services

CrossRef Listing of Deleted DOIs ◽

10.2307/3330653 ◽

1995 ◽

Vol 25 (1) ◽

pp. 3

Author(s):

Saundra K. Schneider

Keyword(s):

Health Care ◽

Child Health ◽

Health Care Services ◽

Child Health Care ◽

Care Services ◽

Role of Maternal and Child Health Care Services on Postpartum Contraceptive Adoption in India

SAGE Open ◽

10.1177/2158244017733515 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 7 (3) ◽

pp. 215824401773351 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Priyanka Dixit ◽

Laxmi Kant Dwivedi ◽

Amrita Gupta

Keyword(s):

Health Care ◽

Child Health ◽

Health Care Services ◽

Child Health Care ◽

Care Services ◽

Women\'s Perception Of Maternal And Child Health Care Services (MCH)

Journal of Technology and Education in Nigeria ◽

10.4314/joten.v12i2.35700 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 12 (2) ◽

Author(s):

JA Opara ◽

AO Ellah

Keyword(s):

Health Care ◽

Child Health ◽

Health Care Services ◽

Child Health Care ◽

Care Services ◽

Retracted: Utilization of Maternal and Child Health Care Services by Primigravida Females in Urban and Rural Areas of India

International Scholarly Research Notices ◽

10.1155/2015/125498 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 2015 ◽

pp. 1-1

Keyword(s):

Health Care ◽

Child Health ◽

Rural Areas ◽

Health Care Services ◽

Child Health Care ◽

Care Services ◽

Urban And Rural Areas ◽

Utilization of maternal and child health services in Enugu, South East, Nigeria

International Journal of Community Medicine and Public Health ◽

10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20193124 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 6 (8) ◽

pp. 3228

Author(s):

Pat U. Okpala ◽

Chinwendu L. Okoye ◽

Florence O. Adeyemo ◽

Peace N. Iheanacho ◽

Anthonia C. Emesonwu ◽

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Keyword(s):

Health Care ◽

Child Health ◽

Health Services ◽

Postnatal Care ◽

Health Care Services ◽

Antenatal Clinic ◽

Child Health Services ◽

Care Services ◽

Background: Nigeria continues to have one of the highest rates of maternal mortality in the world at 814 deaths per 100,000 live births despite several efforts. Various factors can influence appropriate utilization of services during pregnancy, childbirth and postpartum. This study examined the perceived factors that influence the utilization of maternal and child-health services among mothers in Enugu, South-East Nigeria.Methods: A descriptive survey design was adopted for the study. The study population of 323 pregnant women was determined using the Power Analysis formula. The instrument used for data collection was a self-developed questionnaire. Demographic information of the women was also obtained for the study. The analysis was done with the software statistical package for Social Sciences (SPSS) Version 16.0. Study period was from April 2016 to August 2016.Results: There was high antenatal clinic attendance (93.1%) and utilization of postnatal care services (93.1%). Also, the major factors that influenced the utilization of maternal and child health services were professionally defined needs, accessibility of health care services and economic status.Conclusions: There was high utilization of maternal and child health care services which was influenced by some factors. There is a need for nurses and other health workers to be actively engaged in educating mothers during antenatal visits. Sustainable financial subsidies and community-based initiatives should be developed to encourage early antenatal clinic visits and to provide the necessary information on the importance of facility-based antenatal and postnatal care.

Issues of Maternal and Child Health Care Services among Rural and Urban Population in Selected Districts of Assam

International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR) ◽

10.21275/v4i11.nov151114 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 4 (11) ◽

pp. 463-481

Keyword(s):

Health Care ◽

Child Health ◽

Urban Population ◽

Health Care Services ◽

Child Health Care ◽

Care Services ◽

Rural And Urban ◽

A Human Rights-Based Approach to Maternal and Child Health in Ethiopia: Does it Matter to Promote Health Equities?

Education, Human Rights and Peace in Sustainable Development ◽

10.5772/intechopen.83513 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Solomon Tekle Abegaz

Keyword(s):

Health Care ◽

Human Rights ◽

Child Health ◽

Health Care Services ◽

Right To Health ◽

Human Right ◽

Care Services ◽

The Right ◽

A rights-based approach to health helps to address health equity gaps. While several aspects of health as a human right exist, this chapter highlights particular indicators relevant to shaping a human rights approach to maternal and child health in Ethiopia. These indicators include recognition of the right to health; national health plan; accessible and acceptable health-care services; accountability; and a civil society that draws on the agency of vulnerable groups. Probing the extent to which the Ethiopian health system includes these features, this chapter identifies that the Federal Constitution does not adequately recognize maternal and child health as a human right. While identifying the positive developments of increased access to women’s and children’s health-care services in Ethiopia, the chapter also charts problems that limit further improvement, including health workers’ inability from making the right health-care decisions; extreme gaps in ensuring accountability; and a restrictive law that restrains social mobilization for a proper health rights movement. The chapter concludes by providing recommendations to the government of Ethiopia that addressing these problems using a rights-based approach offers an alternative pathway for the progressive realization of the right to health of women and children, and it thereby improves health inequities in the country.

Empirical Analysis of Equity in Maternal and Child Health Services Delivery and Access in Ghana: A Cross-Sectional Study

10.21203/rs.3.rs-414275/v1 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Samuel George Anarwat ◽

Mubarik Salifu ◽

Margaret Atosina Akuriba

Keyword(s):

Health Care ◽

Child Health ◽

Educational Attainment ◽

Health Care Services ◽

Formal Education ◽

Child Health Care ◽

Care Services ◽

Child Underweight ◽

Abstract Background Inequities in the distribution of and access to maternal and child health care services is pervasive in Ghana. Understanding the drivers of inequity in maternal and child health (MCH) is important to achieving the universal health coverage component of the sustainable development goals and poverty reduction in Ghana and other developing countries. However, there is increasing disparities in MCH services, especially in rural -urban and income quintiles. The study aimed to examine the disparities in maternal and child health care services in Ghana for policy intervention. Methods Data for this study was extracted from the nationally representative Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS) round 4, 2011. Respondents of this survey were women of reproductive age 15–49 years with a sample size of 10,627 households. The models were estimated using multivariate regression analysis together with concentration index (CI) and risk ratio (RR) to assess the distribution of MCH indicator groups across the household wealth index. Results Higher educational attainment played an important role in MCH. Women with secondary school level and above were more likely to receive family planning, prenatal care, and delivery by a skilled health professional than those without formal education. Mothers with low level of educational attainment were 87% more likely to have their first pregnancy before the age of 20 years, and 78% were more likely to have children with under-five mortality, and 45% more likely to have children who had diarrhoea. Teenage pregnancy, under five mortality, child underweight, reported diarrhoea, and suspected pneumonia were more concentrated in the poorer than in the richer households. The RR between the top and bottom quintiles ranged from 0.77 for child underweight to 0.82 for child wasting. Conclusion Geographic location, income status and formal education are key drivers of maternal and child health inequities in Ghana. Implementing health policies to address inequalities in MCH services through primary health care, and resource allocation skewed towards rural areas and the lower wealth quintile can bridge the inequality gaps and improve MCH outcomes in Ghana.