Digitalization of home-based records for maternal, newborn and child health (MNCH): a scoping review protocol v1

protocols.io ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marije Geldof ◽  
Anayda Gerarda ◽  
Nina not provided ◽  
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BMJ Open ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (7) ◽  
pp. e034307
Author(s):  
Grace J Chan ◽  
Misrak Getnet ◽  
Ronke Olowojesiku ◽  
Thein Min-Swe ◽  
Bezawit Hunegnaw ◽  
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IntroductionThere has been a tremendous reduction in maternal and child mortality in the last decade. However, a significant number of deaths still occur disproportionately in low-income country settings. Ethiopia is the second-most populous nation in sub-Saharan Africa with a high maternal mortality rate of 412 deaths per 100 000 live births and an under-five mortality rate of 55 per 1000 live births. This study presents a scoping review protocol to describe the current knowledge of maternal and child health in Ethiopia to identify gaps for prioritisation of future maternal, newborn and child health research.Methods and analysesA search strategy will be conducted in PubMed/MEDLINE, EMBASE and the WHO African Index Medicus. Researchers will independently screen title and abstracts followed by full texts for inclusion. Study characteristics, research topics, exposures and outcomes will be abstracted from articles meeting inclusion criteria using standardised forms. Descriptive analysis of abstracted data will be conducted.Ethics and disseminationData will be abstracted from published manuscripts and no additional ethical approval is required. The results of the review will be shared with maternal and child health experts in Ethiopia through stakeholder meetings to prioritise research questions. Findings will be submitted to a peer-reviewed journal for publication, in addition to national-level and global-level disseminations.


PLoS ONE ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. e0209278 ◽  
Author(s):  
Olivia Magwood ◽  
Victoire Kpadé ◽  
Kednapa Thavorn ◽  
Sandy Oliver ◽  
Alain D. Mayhew ◽  
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Author(s):  
Rogie Royce Carandang ◽  
Jennifer Lisa Sakamoto ◽  
Mika Kondo Kunieda ◽  
Akira Shibanuma ◽  
Ekaterina Yarotskaya ◽  
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Home-based records are paper or electronic records retained and used by mothers or caregivers to document the health services received for maternal, newborn, and child health. Little has been studied about the roles of these records on newborn and child health outcomes. Hence, we collated and summarized evidence concerning the roles of home-based records in improving newborn and child health. We conducted a systematic search in several databases: MEDLINE, Web of Science, CINAHL, PsycINFO, PsycARTICLES, Academic Search Complete, SocINDEX, CENTRAL, DARE, NHS EED, HTA, J-STAGE, Ichushi, and gray literature. We included original research articles of all study designs published in English or Japanese until January 2020. Owing to heterogeneity across the outcomes of included studies, we conducted a narrative synthesis. We included 55 studies (23 in Japanese) among 14,017 identified articles. We identified the following roles of home-based records on newborn and child health: promoted newborn/childcare seeking, improved knowledge and practices of newborn/childcare, encouraged home care for childhood illnesses, reduced child mortality and morbidity, and facilitated continuum of care. We observed a mixed effect on age-appropriate immunization (e.g., DTP3 completion) and no effect on the practice of immediate breastfeeding and prevention of perinatal mortality and morbidity. The findings highlighted the effectiveness and usefulness of home-based records to improve newborn and child health outcomes. However, only a few studies were available for each outcome category, limiting the certainty of evidence provided in this review. Therefore, we recommend further studies to explore the benefits of home-based records on improving newborn and child health.


2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Grace J. Chan ◽  
Jenna Daniel ◽  
Misrak Getnet ◽  
Matthew Kennedy ◽  
Ronke Olowojesiku ◽  
...  

PLoS ONE ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. e0212698
Author(s):  
Olivia Magwood ◽  
Victoire Kpadé ◽  
Kednapa Thavorn ◽  
Sandy Oliver ◽  
Alain D. Mayhew ◽  
...  

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