Kokusai Hoken Iryo (Journal of International Health)
Online ISSN : 2436-7559
Print ISSN : 0917-6543
Original Article
The Effect of Home-Based Records on Maternal and Child Health Knowledge and Practices in Indonesia: Meta—analyses from the Indonesian Demographic and Health Surveys
BaequniYasuhide NakamuraFase Badriah
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2016 Volume 31 Issue 2 Pages 87-97

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Abstract

Objectives
  The objective of the study was to analyze the effects of home-based records on pregnancy, delivery, and child health care in Indonesia.
Methods
  The data were obtained from women who had children under 5 years old at the time of the collection of the 2002, 2007, and 2012 Indonesia Demographic and Health Surveys. The study divided women into two groups: those who used the Maternal and Child Health Handbook (MCHHB) or antenatal card (AC) as a home-based records group, and those who did not use MCHHB or AC as the control group. We calculated the adjusted odds ratios and expressed the effects using meta-analysis methods.
Results
  The study revealed that, compared with the control group, the home-based records group had more knowledge and better practices during pregnancy, delivery, and child health care (e.g., immunization). The home-based records group knew how to solve the problems of complications during pregnancy and used skilled birth attendants for delivery. This study also found that husbands in the home-based records group were involved in discussing the delivery location, finding transportation, and identifying a blood donor.
Conclusions
  This study showed that home-based records had strong associations with the knowledge and practices of women regarding pregnancy, delivery, and child health care.

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© 2016 by JAPAN ASSOCIATION FOR INTERNATIONAL HEALTH
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