scholarly journals KNOWLEDGE REGARDING VACCINATION AMONG THE MOTHERS ATTENDING MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH CENTRE, GOVT. MEDICAL COLLEGE, NAHAN, HIMACHAL PRADESH.

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (8) ◽  
pp. 1593-1598
Author(s):  
SumitaKumari Sandhu ◽  
◽  
Raman Chauhan ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Child Health ◽  
Maternal And Child Health ◽  
Health Centre ◽  
Himachal Pradesh ◽  
Medical College ◽  
Child Health Centre ◽  
And Child Health

Negotiating Relationships of Power in a Maternal and Child Health Centre: The Experience of WHO Nurse Margaret Campbell Jackson in Iran, 1954–1956

2015 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 87-122
Author(s):  
Lydia Wytenbroek
Keyword(s):  
Child Health ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Maternal And Child Health ◽  
Health Centre ◽  
World Health ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Cultural Encounters ◽  
Her Family ◽  
Health Organization ◽  
And Child Health

AbstractFrom November 1954 to November 1956, Canadian nurse Margaret Campbell Jackson was employed by the World Health Organization (WHO) and was stationed in Tehran, Iran, where she participated in the establishment of a Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Centre. The objective of the project, known as Iran 10, was twofold: to set up a health service for mothers and children and to initiate a field training program for Iranian physicians, nurses, and other health care providers. Drawing on 180 letters Jackson wrote to her family in Canada from Iran, this article analyzes the MCH Centre as a contact zone and considers the relationships Jackson developed with staff affiliated with the project. The Centre became a space of cross-cultural encounters, where locally and foreign-trained Iranian staff and expatriates mingled and shared working relationships. I argue that authority was negotiated and contested through interactions and associations that were often unequal and framed by notions of progress, modernization, race, and health. Personality also played an important role.

scholarly journals A study to assess maternal and child health care utilization by slum dwellers in Shivamogga

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 1646
Author(s):  
Sridevi N. H. ◽  
Praveen Kumar N. ◽  
Swathi H. N.
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Child Health ◽  
Maternal And Child Health ◽  
Health Care Facilities ◽  
Care Utilization ◽  
Government Medical College ◽  
Health Seeking ◽  
Medical College ◽  
Slum Dwellers ◽  
And Child Health

Background: As per the WHO estimates, Slums are home to an estimated 8280 lakh people, representing around one third of the world’s urban population. Health is a major economic issue for slum residents. Objective of the study was to assess utilization of health care facilities by slum dwellers with special reference to maternal and child health.Methods: A list of all slums and the number of households therein was collected from city municipal corporation Shivamogga of which 10 slums were selected by simple random sampling all the households in the selected slums were included in the study. Quantitative data were collected from the households of selected slums after taking informed consent using a pretested semi-structured questionnaire. Information about health care seeking with reference to maternal and child health was obtained by checking the available medical records and as self-reported by the respondents. Data were analyzed by using SPSS software.Results: In this study, among the 339 households studied 93.5% of the women had more than 4 antenatal visits and 99.1% of the deliveries were institutional, the most frequently contacted healthcare facility was government medical college.  Conclusions: The availability of better healthcare facilities like government medical college in the proximity of these slums has led to good health seeking behaviour among them.

scholarly journals Covid-19 pandemic impact on maternal and child health services access in Nampula, Mozambique: a mixed methods research

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Paulo Henrique das Neves Martins Pires ◽  
Cynthia Macaringue ◽  
Ahmed Abdirazak ◽  
Jaibo Rassul Mucufo ◽  
Martins Abudo Mupueleque ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Child Health ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Maternal And Child Health ◽  
Mixed Methods Research ◽  
Health Centre ◽  
Healthcare Services ◽  
Child Health Services ◽  
Child Healthcare ◽  
And Child Health

Abstract Background The Covid-19 pandemic has so far infected more than 30 million people in the world, having major impact on global health with collateral damage. In Mozambique, a public state of emergency was declared at the end of March 2020. This has limited people’s movements and reduced public services, leading to a decrease in the number of people accessing health care facilities. An implementation research project, The Alert Community for a Prepared Hospital, has been promoting access to maternal and child health care, in Natikiri, Nampula, for the last four years. Nampula has the second highest incidence of Covid-19. The purpose of this study is to assess the impact of Covid-19 pandemic Government restrictions on access to maternal and child healthcare services. We compared health centres in Nampula city with healthcare centres in our research catchment area. We wanted to see if our previous research interventions have led to a more resilient response from the community. Methods Mixed-methods research, descriptive, cross-sectional, retrospective, using a review of patient visit documentation. We compared maternal and child health care unit statistical indicators from March–May 2019 to the same time-period in 2020. We tested for significant changes in access to maternal and child health services, using KrushKall Wallis, One-way Anova and mean and standard deviation tests. We compared interviews with health professionals, traditional birth attendants and patients in the two areas. We gathered data from a comparable city health centre and the main city referral hospital. The Marrere health centre and Marrere General Hospital were the two Alert Community for a Prepared Hospital intervention sites. Results Comparing 2019 quantitative maternal health services access indicators with those from 2020, showed decreases in most important indicators: family planning visits and elective C-sections dropped 28%; first antenatal visit occurring in the first trimester dropped 26%; hospital deliveries dropped a statistically significant 4% (p = 0.046), while home deliveries rose 74%; children vaccinated down 20%. Conclusion Our results demonstrated the negative collateral effects of Covid-19 pandemic Government restrictions, on access to maternal and child healthcare services, and highlighted the need to improve the health information system in Mozambique.

scholarly journals The Barriers of Child Immunization Completion among Parents in the Community Health Centre, Johor Bahru

2020 ◽  
pp. 48-58
Author(s):  
Hamidah Bt Hussin ◽  
Roy Rillera Marzo ◽  
Nurazura Binti Mamat ◽  
Nor Faradilla Binti Safee ◽  
Norzita Binti Omar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Child Health ◽  
Community Health ◽  
Maternal And Child Health ◽  
Health Centre ◽  
Community Health Centre ◽  
Systematic Evaluation ◽  
Health Clinic ◽  
Child Immunization ◽  
Child Health Clinic ◽  
And Child Health

Introduction: Immunization is one of the most cost-effective strategies for reducing child mortality. There is a vital need to assess parents’ barriers involving child immunization completion to improve and increase vaccination coverage and completeness. Objective: To determine the barriers of child immunization completion among parents in the Community Health Centre of Johor Bahru. Methodology: The Maternal and Child Health Clinic, Jalan Abdul Samad providing primary immunization was selected via non-random and convenience sampling. Children between1 month to 2 years old who were immunized were identified. Data were obtained from parents who brought in their children for primary vaccination at the Maternal and Child Health Clinic, Jalan Abdul Samad. Results: The response rate for this study was 100% (n=306). All the eligible parents who were approached by the researchers agreed to participate in this research. Out of all respondents, 3 (1.0%) completely refused the immunization of their child, 23 (7.5%) defaulted with the immunization, and 280 (91.5%) completed the immunization. In terms of perception towards immunization, 60 or 19.6% of the total respondents stated that their preference for alternative treatments is their main reason if they decide not to have their children vaccinated. After adjusting for socio-demographic differences, the researchers discovered that parents who have significantly lower coverage for all 10 childhood vaccines themselves were less likely to agree that vaccines are necessary to protect the health of children, to believe that their child might get a disease if they aren't vaccinated, or to believe that vaccines are safe. Conclusion: This first systematic evaluation of immunization refusal in Malaysia showed that a small number of parents refused immunization.

Improving Maternal and Child Health Care: A Blueprint for Community Action in Pittsburgh Region: Summary

2005 ◽  
Author(s):  
Harold Alan Pincus ◽  
Stephen B. Thomas ◽  
Donna J. Keyser ◽  
Nicholas Castle ◽  
Jacob W. Dembosky ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Child Health ◽  
Maternal And Child Health ◽  
Community Action ◽  
Child Health Care ◽  
And Child Health
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