CHILD HEALTH BOOKLET: CARE COORDINATION AND ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE

Abstract

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.

Keywords

• Children’s Health
• Personal Health Records
• Health Promotion
• Assessments in Health
• Patient Care Continuity